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 of these is a good password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) the word qwerty (c) long random words (d) writing it on your desk
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two-step login turned on (b) your pet’s name (c) telling a best friend (d) your name and birth year
- 3.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add your name (b) make it shorter (c) add capitals and digits (d) use only one word
- 4.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) leaffernpearlcorn (b) Brick#21 (c) MangoFrogLotus80 (d) shellmangolamp69
- 5.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Ishaan2010 (b) vineplumcloudboat (c) Qwerty.Shell31 (d) Plum#Wheel#Sand18
- 6.True or false: “your phone number” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Cloud.Chai.2018 (b) ShipTentDrum38 (c) Meera2013 (d) Dust-55
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) the word password (c) the number 123456 (d) long random words
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp@25 (b) hill.tent.river.28
- 10.🧵 Good or poor password habit: keeping it in your head? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 11.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Rohan.Corn.31 (b) Drum@Bell@2008 (c) cornshipsandneem (d) River-Leaf-Hill26
- 12.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) a symbol between words (c) keeping it in your head (d) one password per account
- 13.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) admin71 (b) sandkitefern84 (c) Vine.Lamp.Rain20 (d) Toast.Vine.2009
- 14.True or false: “the number 123456” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) keeping it in your head (b) two-step login turned on (c) your name and birth year (d) set up with a parent
- 16.🧵 Good or poor password habit: telling a best friend? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PlumGoldFern67 (b) Aarav_Pond_49
- 18.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) one password per account (c) set up with a parent (d) a symbol between words
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tiger@Pearl@2016 (b) Hill-Pond-Lotus28 (c) welcome71 (d) Tiger#13
- 20.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) your name and birth year (c) your phone number (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long random words (b) telling a best friend (c) changing a leaked one (d) typing it out of sight
- 23.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your phone number (b) two-step login turned on (c) locking your phone (d) a symbol between words
- 24.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) pearlrivermoonlake (b) frogtoastbell67 (c) Aarav@Hill@77 (d) LeafRainHill81
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome18 (b) Drum!Kite!Cloud70
- 26.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your school motto (b) random, unrelated words (c) your family names (d) a famous quote
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) the word password (c) the word qwerty (d) keeping it in your head
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty@Nest20 (b) chai#frog#wheel#72
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FrogTigerNeem19 (b) pearlleaflakelamp
- 31.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Pearl-16 (b) goldshipmoon33 (c) qwerty33 (d) Wheel-Corn-Dust76
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tiger_34 (b) seedmangobrickkite (c) Tara2010 (d) Drum!Neem!Cloud84
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) keeping it in your head (c) typing it out of sight (d) your pet’s name
- 34.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) keeping it in your head (c) writing it on your desk (d) locking your phone
- 36.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemDustTiger32 (b) plumvineleaffern
- 38.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) one password everywhere (c) set up with a parent (d) locking your phone
- 40.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) long but easy to recall (c) anyone can guess them (d) short and quick
Answer key
- long random words
- two-step login turned on
- add capitals and digits
- MangoFrogLotus80
- Plum#Wheel#Sand18
- True
- ShipTentDrum38
- long random words
- hill.tent.river.28
- a good password habit
- River-Leaf-Hill26
- posting it in a chat
- Vine.Lamp.Rain20
- True
- your name and birth year
- a poor password habit
- PlumGoldFern67
- the word qwerty
- Hill-Pond-Lotus28
- True
- a passphrase of 3 words
- telling a best friend
- your phone number
- LeafRainHill81
- Drum!Kite!Cloud70
- True
- random, unrelated words
- keeping it in your head
- chai#frog#wheel#72
- FrogTigerNeem19
- Wheel-Corn-Dust76
- Drum!Neem!Cloud84
- your pet’s name
- False
- writing it on your desk
- a good password habit
- NeemDustTiger32
- True
- one password everywhere
- long but easy to recall
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