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) make it shorter (c) add your name (d) add capitals and digits
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlLotusDrum30 (b) dustlamppond42
- 3.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) tigerpondpearl33 (b) Vihaan2018 (c) LeafShellMango71 (d) Wheel!52
- 4.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) use it everywhere (b) change that password (c) ignore it (d) post it online
- 5.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: “the number 123456” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two-step login turned on (b) typing it out of sight (c) your phone number (d) keeping it in your head
- 8.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) your phone number (c) telling a best friend (d) long random words
- 9.True or false: “your phone number” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) long random words (b) posting it in a chat (c) one password per account (d) keeping it in your head
- 11.🧵 Good or poor password habit: set up with a parent? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 12.True or false: “posting it in a chat” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed@Boat@2012 (b) Frog-Nest-Drum74
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed-Frog-Fern83 (b) nestfrogshipfern
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonbellneem52 (b) Cloud!Moon!Tent31
- 16.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) tentlakekite45 (b) Saanvi2014 (c) wolfplumtigerriver (d) ship-gold-neem-80
- 17.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) nestkitedust20 (b) Welcome-Drum87 (c) Ananya!Hill!55 (d) Toast!Bell!Corn49
- 18.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) changing a leaked one (b) two-step login turned on (c) locking your phone (d) writing it on your desk
- 19.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 20.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) the number 123456 (c) the word password (d) one password per account
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusSeedWheel47 (b) Saanvi2014
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long random words (b) the word qwerty (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) locking your phone
- 23.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) your school motto (c) random, unrelated words (d) your family names
- 24.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) your name twice (c) a few random words (d) only numbers
- 25.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) pondleaftiger18 (b) MangoWheelHill22 (c) Tara2011 (d) Password!Hill34
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) HillCloudBoat40 (b) Diya-Plum-19
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tara#Corn#20 (b) toastlamppearlgold (c) Cloud#Boat#2013 (d) lake!lotus!boat!86
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) telling a best friend (d) posting it in a chat
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) iloveyou78 (b) Moon-Tiger-Corn11 (c) Diya2012 (d) River!23
- 30.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) TigerKiteBell51 (b) Shell.37 (c) drumfernmoon19 (d) Cloud#Mango#2012
- 31.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) plumtigermango64 (b) Diya.Pond.75 (c) Lotus.Bell.2011 (d) Dust.Shell.Lamp32
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon.Chai.2009 (b) shell.lake.wolf.29
- 33.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) typing it out of sight (c) your name and birth year (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) river.moon.frog.39 (b) Ananya-Brick-88 (c) pearlshipchai86 (d) Admin!Mango30
- 35.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Pond_21 (b) BellFrogBoat23 (c) Admin_River30 (d) Ishaan!Boat!69
- 36.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Lotus#17 (b) lotusrainwolfwheel (c) RainLampFern13 (d) qwerty20
- 37.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your phone number (b) locking your phone (c) long random words (d) one password per account
- 38.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) locking your phone (b) two-step login turned on (c) one password per account (d) the number 123456
- 40.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Ishaan2009 (b) Kite#Hill#2010 (c) Rain_Gold_Kite79 (d) iloveyou26
Answer key
- add capitals and digits
- PearlLotusDrum30
- LeafShellMango71
- change that password
- True
- False
- your phone number
- long random words
- True
- posting it in a chat
- a good password habit
- False
- Frog-Nest-Drum74
- Seed-Frog-Fern83
- Cloud!Moon!Tent31
- ship-gold-neem-80
- Toast!Bell!Corn49
- writing it on your desk
- a good password habit
- one password per account
- LotusSeedWheel47
- the word qwerty
- random, unrelated words
- a few random words
- MangoWheelHill22
- HillCloudBoat40
- lake!lotus!boat!86
- a passphrase of 3 words
- Moon-Tiger-Corn11
- TigerKiteBell51
- Dust.Shell.Lamp32
- shell.lake.wolf.29
- your name and birth year
- river.moon.frog.39
- BellFrogBoat23
- RainLampFern13
- your phone number
- a good password habit
- the number 123456
- Rain_Gold_Kite79
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