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.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) use only one word (b) add your name (c) add capitals and digits (d) make it shorter
- 2.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) random, unrelated words (b) a famous quote (c) your school motto (d) your family names
- 5.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Rohan2015 (b) Letmein_Drum88 (c) frogmoonlakebrick (d) Dust@Mango@Lamp17
- 6.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) wheelsandplumvine (b) Arjun2010 (c) KiteLampLotus74 (d) qwerty64
- 7.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) your pet’s name (c) posting it in a chat (d) your phone number
- 8.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) set up with a parent (d) two-step login turned on
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word qwerty (b) locking your phone (c) keeping it in your head (d) typing it out of sight
- 10.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Ananya_Sand_67 (b) HillDrumCloud33 (c) Corn.13 (d) Boat@Dust@2010
- 11.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) your phone number (c) the number 123456 (d) posting it in a chat
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) one password everywhere (c) your name and birth year (d) the number 123456
- 13.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 14.True or false: “posting it in a chat” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) short and quick (b) long but easy to recall (c) they need no letters (d) anyone can guess them
- 16.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) a few random words (b) only numbers (c) one short word (d) your name twice
- 17.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) long random words (b) keeping it in your head (c) your name and birth year (d) locking your phone
- 18.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Toast_87 (b) Meera.Corn.84 (c) Lotus@Fern@Kite26 (d) frogwheellakewolf
- 20.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon!66 (b) Leaf_Rain_Lake16
- 22.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “long random words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password per account (b) your phone number (c) the number 123456 (d) your name and birth year
- 26.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 27.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya!Moon!33 (b) Drum.Chai.Brick63
- 29.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password per account? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest#Wolf#Vine57 (b) vinelakewheelpond
- 31.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) the number 123456 (c) changing a leaked one (d) your phone number
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) LakeVineKite60 (b) Rohan!Sand!77 (c) toastmoonlotusboat (d) pondtentbrick16
- 33.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) one password per account (c) telling a best friend (d) the word password
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan2016 (b) ChaiNestPond71
- 35.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) use it everywhere (b) post it online (c) ignore it (d) change that password
- 36.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Qwerty!Ship16 (b) Aarav@Gold@13 (c) boatrivermangolake (d) GoldLotusRiver10
- 37.True or false: “locking your phone” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) changing a leaked one (c) telling a best friend (d) set up with a parent
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) posting it in a chat (b) the word qwerty (c) long random words (d) one password everywhere
- 40.True or false: “the number 123456” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- add capitals and digits
- True
- True
- random, unrelated words
- Dust@Mango@Lamp17
- KiteLampLotus74
- locking your phone
- the number 123456
- the word qwerty
- HillDrumCloud33
- a symbol between words
- typing it out of sight
- a poor password habit
- False
- long but easy to recall
- a few random words
- your name and birth year
- a good password habit
- Lotus@Fern@Kite26
- a poor password habit
- Leaf_Rain_Lake16
- False
- False
- True
- one password per account
- a good password habit
- False
- Drum.Chai.Brick63
- a good password habit
- Nest#Wolf#Vine57
- changing a leaked one
- LakeVineKite60
- one password per account
- ChaiNestPond71
- change that password
- GoldLotusRiver10
- True
- telling a best friend
- long random words
- True
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