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.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 2.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 3.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add your name (b) add capitals and digits (c) use only one word (d) make it shorter
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password81 (b) frog.rain.brick.78
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a symbol between words (b) set up with a parent (c) one password per account (d) your phone number
- 6.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) long random words (b) one password per account (c) typing it out of sight (d) telling a best friend
- 7.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password per account (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) two-step login turned on (d) your name and birth year
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl@Vine@Kite67 (b) leafwheelplum68
- 10.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) plumboatcorn88 (b) Meera.Lamp.29 (c) welcome28 (d) ToastWolfChai16
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin!Seed49 (b) DustPearlRain69
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) your name and birth year (c) one password per account (d) your phone number
- 13.True or false: “one password per account” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TentMoonWolf26 (b) Qwerty-Vine50
- 15.True or false: “locking your phone” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: “posting it in a chat” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) only numbers (c) your name twice (d) a few random words
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin#Rain21 (b) Tiger#Brick#Bell31
- 19.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 20.🧵 Good or poor password habit: keeping it in your head? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 21.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) random, unrelated words (b) your family names (c) a famous quote (d) your school motto
- 23.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) change that password (b) ignore it (c) use it everywhere (d) post it online
- 24.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) the number 123456 (c) your pet’s name (d) long random words
- 25.True or false: “your phone number” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “long random words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) neemcloudsandmoon (b) Neem_44 (c) sand#cloud#lotus#87 (d) Kite#Lotus#2015
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it in your head (b) the number 123456 (c) typing it out of sight (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 31.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) long but easy to recall (c) short and quick (d) anyone can guess them
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) wheel.lotus.tiger.21 (b) hillbellleaf49 (c) iloveyou39 (d) Wolf#17
- 33.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) one password per account (c) set up with a parent (d) typing it out of sight
- 34.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty13 (b) lamp.lotus.chai.26
- 36.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Wheel-Tent-2018 (b) Qwerty#Pearl36 (c) Drum.57 (d) HillTentNeem65
- 37.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password per account? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp!Neem!Lotus58 (b) leaffrogtigerpearl
- 39.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Diya@Nest@25 (b) shiptigermoonhill (c) ShipDrumLamp42 (d) fernlamppearl74
- 40.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a poor password habit
- a good password habit
- add capitals and digits
- frog.rain.brick.78
- your phone number
- telling a best friend
- False
- your name and birth year
- Pearl@Vine@Kite67
- ToastWolfChai16
- DustPearlRain69
- one password per account
- True
- TentMoonWolf26
- True
- False
- a few random words
- Tiger#Brick#Bell31
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- True
- random, unrelated words
- change that password
- long random words
- False
- False
- True
- True
- sand#cloud#lotus#87
- the number 123456
- long but easy to recall
- wheel.lotus.tiger.21
- your name and birth year
- False
- lamp.lotus.chai.26
- HillTentNeem65
- a good password habit
- Lamp!Neem!Lotus58
- ShipDrumLamp42
- False
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