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.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TentNestPond80 (b) iloveyou68
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the number 123456 (b) a symbol between words (c) telling a best friend (d) posting it in a chat
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word password (b) a symbol between words (c) typing it out of sight (d) set up with a parent
- 5.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) one password per account (c) your name and birth year (d) long random words
- 6.True or false: “long random words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) telling a best friend (c) writing it on your desk (d) long random words
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) writing it on your desk (c) long random words (d) set up with a parent
- 10.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) changing a leaked one (b) set up with a parent (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) writing it on your desk
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun.Kite.68 (b) Dust.Neem.Chai15
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearl_drum_ship_25 (b) Plum.Tiger.2015
- 13.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha-Lake-30 (b) neem.sand.nest.83
- 16.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Kite!Ship!Tent58 (b) Admin.Boat25 (c) tigertoastrainlotus (d) lakenesttiger18
- 17.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) random, unrelated words (b) your family names (c) your school motto (d) a famous quote
- 19.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) fern!tiger!river!22 (b) mangoshelltoastcorn
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password!Drum26 (b) pearl#river#corn#65
- 22.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) NeemFrogFern53 (b) Seed_71 (c) boatgoldlakeshell (d) admin18
- 23.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) your name twice (c) only numbers (d) a few random words
- 24.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) the word password (c) your pet’s name (d) telling a best friend
- 25.True or false: “your phone number” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “the number 123456” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) writing it on your desk (c) your phone number (d) telling a best friend
- 28.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) anyone can guess them (c) long but easy to recall (d) short and quick
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest.Moon.Gold16 (b) Password#Cloud51
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin87 (b) seed!mango!shell!60
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem!drum!kite!18 (b) Ship.21
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan2017 (b) Neem_Corn_Plum19
- 33.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the number 123456? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 34.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) the number 123456 (c) one password everywhere (d) typing it out of sight
- 36.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) two-step login turned on (b) your pet’s name (c) locking your phone (d) keeping it in your head
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav.Tent.80 (b) kite.frog.moon.79
- 38.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word password (b) posting it in a chat (c) the number 123456 (d) long random words
- 39.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Bell!Brick!2014 (b) ToastPearlCloud30 (c) mangoplumshell29 (d) Wolf#26
- 40.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- TentNestPond80
- a symbol between words
- the word password
- your name and birth year
- True
- True
- long random words
- writing it on your desk
- writing it on your desk
- Dust.Neem.Chai15
- pearl_drum_ship_25
- False
- False
- neem.sand.nest.83
- Kite!Ship!Tent58
- False
- random, unrelated words
- True
- fern!tiger!river!22
- pearl#river#corn#65
- NeemFrogFern53
- a few random words
- locking your phone
- True
- False
- a passphrase of 3 words
- long but easy to recall
- Nest.Moon.Gold16
- seed!mango!shell!60
- neem!drum!kite!18
- Neem_Corn_Plum19
- a poor password habit
- False
- typing it out of sight
- your pet’s name
- kite.frog.moon.79
- long random words
- ToastPearlCloud30
- True
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