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 password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Brick.74 (b) Wolf-Nest-Tent27 (c) Tara2017 (d) plumfroggoldlake
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FernCloudPearl57 (b) mangovinemoon26
- 3.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) locking your phone (c) two-step login turned on (d) changing a leaked one
- 4.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) two-step login turned on (b) one password everywhere (c) changing a leaked one (d) keeping it in your head
- 5.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) random, unrelated words (b) your school motto (c) your family names (d) a famous quote
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) long random words (c) telling a best friend (d) writing it on your desk
- 7.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word qwerty (b) one password everywhere (c) one password per account (d) your phone number
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera#Pearl#56 (b) LotusKiteVine63
- 10.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem_sand_fern_89 (b) welcome77
- 12.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “the word password” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) two-step login turned on (c) the word qwerty (d) a symbol between words
- 15.🧵 Good or poor password habit: telling a best friend? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 16.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 17.True or false: “long random words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your phone number? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 19.True or false: “the number 123456” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Frog_63 (b) CloudNestLamp85 (c) Boat!Moon!2011 (d) rainlampmooncloud
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tentshellbellpearl (b) Dust@Bell@Ship56
- 22.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Kabir2011 (b) Sand!47 (c) plum@shell@tent@55 (d) vinepearlcorn40
- 23.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the number 123456? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 25.🧵 Good or poor password habit: keeping it in your head? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 26.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) TigerPearlSand88 (b) plumshellkite21 (c) Ishaan.Gold.13 (d) letmein21
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sand-nest-leaf-51 (b) Wolf@29
- 28.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Diya2017 (b) admin36 (c) river.sand.plum.63 (d) Letmein.Brick12
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) the word qwerty (c) your name and birth year (d) your pet’s name
- 30.True or false: “posting it in a chat” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “your phone number” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) your name twice (b) a few random words (c) one short word (d) only numbers
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mangolotuskitebell (b) DrumPlumCloud18
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WolfMangoWheel24 (b) Shell#River#2012
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf.Frog.Hill41 (b) Ship-Chai-2012
- 37.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) locking your phone (b) the word password (c) writing it on your desk (d) your pet’s name
- 39.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) the word qwerty (c) the word password (d) your name and birth year
- 40.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) long but easy to recall (b) short and quick (c) anyone can guess them (d) they need no letters
Answer key
- Wolf-Nest-Tent27
- FernCloudPearl57
- the number 123456
- one password everywhere
- random, unrelated words
- long random words
- False
- one password per account
- LotusKiteVine63
- True
- neem_sand_fern_89
- True
- False
- the word qwerty
- a poor password habit
- a poor password habit
- False
- a poor password habit
- True
- CloudNestLamp85
- Dust@Bell@Ship56
- plum@shell@tent@55
- False
- a poor password habit
- a good password habit
- TigerPearlSand88
- sand-nest-leaf-51
- river.sand.plum.63
- set up with a parent
- True
- False
- False
- a few random words
- DrumPlumCloud18
- WolfMangoWheel24
- Wolf.Frog.Hill41
- a good password habit
- locking your phone
- a symbol between words
- long but easy to recall
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