Cyber Safety Worksheet: Passphrases
Stay safe (Picture three words): Pick 3 or 4 random words that do not belong together (not names, mottos or quotes). Add capitals and a digit or symbol: Kite-River-Lamp47. One password per account; keep it in your head (a parent may keep a copy); change it if it leaks; turn on two-step login.
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- 1.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Letmein-Kite16 (b) Moon!Cloud!Sand51 (c) lampdrumneem88 (d) Tara2008
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusWheelGold32 (b) Qwerty!Moon81
- 3.True or false: “long random words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) changing a leaked one (c) a symbol between words (d) writing it on your desk
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein74 (b) MoonFrogWheel17
- 6.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) tigerpearldrumsand (b) Corn-49 (c) Pond!Fern!2009 (d) Fern-Ship-Rain47
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem@Dust@Chai29 (b) Drum@14
- 8.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 9.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tara#Nest#73 (b) Welcome_Sand15 (c) Leaf.Seed.2013 (d) tent-seed-lotus-12
- 12.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) lakelampfernlotus (b) River@Tiger@2017 (c) rain.tent.wheel.65 (d) Vine-40
- 14.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 15.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password everywhere? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 16.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Leaf.88 (b) moon!lake!wheel!38 (c) Admin@Rain54 (d) Nisha.Tiger.25
- 17.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) changing a leaked one (c) the word password (d) locking your phone
- 18.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) use only one word (b) make it shorter (c) add your name (d) add capitals and digits
- 19.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) your name twice (b) one short word (c) only numbers (d) a few random words
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) changing a leaked one (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) two-step login turned on
- 21.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Password-Gold85 (b) admin27 (c) seedwheelpearl76 (d) pearl#fern#wheel#59
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) your pet’s name (c) writing it on your desk (d) one password per account
- 23.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 24.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) the word qwerty (c) set up with a parent (d) typing it out of sight
- 25.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) keeping it in your head (c) the word qwerty (d) one password everywhere
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) keeping it in your head (c) locking your phone (d) the number 123456
- 27.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a symbol between words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Nisha2013 (b) Password!Seed71 (c) moonbellneemhill (d) neem_vine_cloud_78
- 30.True or false: “the word qwerty” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) the word password (c) the word qwerty (d) writing it on your desk
- 33.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) the word password (c) keeping it in your head (d) the word qwerty
- 35.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Hill.86 (b) Wheel.Boat.2009 (c) Lotus-Boat-Kite62 (d) goldfernvine36
- 36.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Aarav2010 (b) rainshiplamp55 (c) Hill!55 (d) BrickPlumMango80
- 37.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) fern#corn#gold#13 (b) mangolampcloud15 (c) plumpondvinedrum (d) Tiger_Fern_2010
- 38.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) anyone can guess them (c) long but easy to recall (d) short and quick
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav!Fern!78 (b) sand!hill!river!45
- 40.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) random, unrelated words (b) a famous quote (c) your family names (d) your school motto
Answer key
- Moon!Cloud!Sand51
- LotusWheelGold32
- True
- writing it on your desk
- MoonFrogWheel17
- Fern-Ship-Rain47
- Neem@Dust@Chai29
- a poor password habit
- False
- True
- tent-seed-lotus-12
- False
- rain.tent.wheel.65
- a good password habit
- a poor password habit
- moon!lake!wheel!38
- the word password
- add capitals and digits
- a few random words
- writing it on your desk
- pearl#fern#wheel#59
- one password per account
- a good password habit
- the word qwerty
- keeping it in your head
- the number 123456
- False
- a good password habit
- neem_vine_cloud_78
- False
- True
- typing it out of sight
- False
- keeping it in your head
- Lotus-Boat-Kite62
- BrickPlumMango80
- fern#corn#gold#13
- long but easy to recall
- sand!hill!river!45
- random, unrelated words
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