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 words make the best passphrase? (a) random, unrelated words (b) your family names (c) your school motto (d) a famous quote
- 2.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) make it shorter (b) add your name (c) use only one word (d) add capitals and digits
- 3.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) the word password (c) one password per account (d) telling a best friend
- 4.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) nestfernriverchai (b) Plum!Sand!Vine44 (c) letmein61 (d) Aarav-Moon-63
- 5.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password62 (b) LotusCornFrog83
- 7.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) locking your phone (b) typing it out of sight (c) two-step login turned on (d) one password everywhere
- 9.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) keeping it in your head (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) your pet’s name
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir-Hill-67 (b) vine.lotus.pond.63
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frog!tiger!neem!78 (b) Vihaan2018
- 13.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Sand!Brick!2009 (b) dustpearlship10 (c) Rain!Corn!Cloud18 (d) Ananya2009
- 14.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) two-step login turned on (b) the number 123456 (c) posting it in a chat (d) writing it on your desk
- 15.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Neem-Mango-Pond89 (b) Vihaan2015 (c) Aarav-Cloud-81 (d) tigerseedshippearl
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome31 (b) FrogLakeBoat52
- 17.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) posting it in a chat (c) your pet’s name (d) locking your phone
- 18.True or false: “one password per account” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Pearl-Seed-2013 (b) tentsandvinetiger (c) Cloud!Seed!Kite20 (d) Pond!12
- 20.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) anyone can guess them (b) they need no letters (c) long but easy to recall (d) short and quick
- 21.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) keeping it in your head (c) your phone number (d) posting it in a chat
- 22.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 23.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tara2009 (b) gold@kite@pond@63 (c) Rohan_Cloud_78 (d) lotuscloudrain28
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nest#moon#lotus#38 (b) Nisha_Frog_42
- 25.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) the number 123456 (c) the word qwerty (d) changing a leaked one
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FernLampCorn76 (b) lamplotusdrumship
- 28.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your phone number (b) the number 123456 (c) writing it on your desk (d) a symbol between words
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vine!sand!shell!58 (b) qwerty44
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) changing a leaked one (c) telling a best friend (d) the word qwerty
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) the word password (c) your pet’s name (d) telling a best friend
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) bellkitemoonriver (b) Shell#Pond#2016 (c) Chai-Wheel-Cloud21 (d) Neem_55
- 33.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧵 Good or poor password habit: set up with a parent? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolfdrumgoldtoast (b) Corn-Pearl-Fern86
- 36.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) one password per account (c) your name and birth year (d) long random words
- 37.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) changing a leaked one (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) keeping it in your head (d) one password everywhere
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp#Sand#Wheel39 (b) Vihaan@Sand@62
- 39.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Aarav2015 (b) pearlbrickplumcorn (c) Wolf.31 (d) shell#neem#tent#81
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2010 (b) corn#brick#neem#42
Answer key
- random, unrelated words
- add capitals and digits
- one password per account
- Plum!Sand!Vine44
- a good password habit
- LotusCornFrog83
- False
- one password everywhere
- a poor password habit
- your pet’s name
- vine.lotus.pond.63
- frog!tiger!neem!78
- Rain!Corn!Cloud18
- two-step login turned on
- Neem-Mango-Pond89
- FrogLakeBoat52
- locking your phone
- True
- Cloud!Seed!Kite20
- long but easy to recall
- keeping it in your head
- a poor password habit
- gold@kite@pond@63
- nest#moon#lotus#38
- True
- changing a leaked one
- FernLampCorn76
- a symbol between words
- vine!sand!shell!58
- changing a leaked one
- set up with a parent
- Chai-Wheel-Cloud21
- True
- a good password habit
- Corn-Pearl-Fern86
- your name and birth year
- one password everywhere
- Lamp#Sand#Wheel39
- shell#neem#tent#81
- corn#brick#neem#42
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