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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) typing it out of sight (c) the number 123456 (d) two-step login turned on
- 2.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) corn.boat.river.25 (b) qwerty89 (c) Nisha2010 (d) Neem.Sand.2008
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) posting it in a chat (b) writing it on your desk (c) locking your phone (d) telling a best friend
- 4.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) riverlakeboatplum (b) MoonPondBell50 (c) River-20 (d) Rain.Brick.2015
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long random words (b) one password per account (c) a symbol between words (d) telling a best friend
- 6.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) random, unrelated words (c) your family names (d) your school motto
- 7.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word password (b) your pet’s name (c) the word qwerty (d) two-step login turned on
- 8.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) posting it in a chat (c) keeping it in your head (d) the word password
- 10.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudtentneemlamp (b) PlumGoldFern31
- 13.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) ShipWheelGold42 (b) Welcome.Shell32 (c) Fern!Sand!2017 (d) tentnestmango54
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FernToastPond43 (b) Aarav@Plum@61
- 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.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) seed!vine!sand!48 (b) Iloveyou.River84 (c) Meera-Leaf-48 (d) password49
- 17.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Vine!Tent!Bell14 (b) Hill!80 (c) letmein10 (d) Welcome_Pond32
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) your name and birth year (c) a symbol between words (d) telling a best friend
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) password89 (b) Aarav_Sand_34 (c) Shell_Fern_Mango40 (d) Qwerty-Seed88
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem_Drum_Boat70 (b) Saanvi2016
- 21.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password per account? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 22.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 23.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) PondKitePearl48 (b) Frog_47 (c) Nisha2012 (d) Welcome.Boat11
- 24.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) keeping it in your head (b) your pet’s name (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) typing it out of sight
- 25.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Lamp#Corn#Pond47 (b) dustcorncloudsand (c) vineriverwolf86 (d) Rohan2018
- 26.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Mango_52 (b) Admin!Chai76 (c) tiger#lake#gold#43 (d) boatfrogtentbrick
- 27.True or false: “one password per account” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 28.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) make it shorter (b) use only one word (c) add your name (d) add capitals and digits
- 29.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) one password per account (c) changing a leaked one (d) posting it in a chat
- 30.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Ishaan2012 (b) brickhillwolf75 (c) Nest@Lotus@Plum65 (d) Meera_Seed_46
- 31.🔁 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
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein_Shell36 (b) TentGoldLamp14
- 33.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Bell.12 (b) SandCornWheel82 (c) shiptoastkite13 (d) lotusdustseedrain
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password per account (b) set up with a parent (c) keeping it in your head (d) posting it in a chat
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lake-tiger-corn-88 (b) Seed@12
- 37.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your phone number? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word qwerty (b) long random words (c) keeping it in your head (d) locking your phone
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty@Chai82 (b) TentShipPlum70
- 40.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Boat_Fern_Hill75 (b) chaimoonvinebrick (c) Arjun.Moon.10 (d) Admin-Sand16
Answer key
- the number 123456
- corn.boat.river.25
- locking your phone
- MoonPondBell50
- telling a best friend
- random, unrelated words
- two-step login turned on
- a good password habit
- keeping it in your head
- False
- True
- PlumGoldFern31
- ShipWheelGold42
- FernToastPond43
- long but easy to recall
- seed!vine!sand!48
- Vine!Tent!Bell14
- a symbol between words
- Shell_Fern_Mango40
- Neem_Drum_Boat70
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- PondKitePearl48
- your pet’s name
- Lamp#Corn#Pond47
- tiger#lake#gold#43
- True
- add capitals and digits
- posting it in a chat
- Nest@Lotus@Plum65
- change that password
- TentGoldLamp14
- True
- SandCornWheel82
- posting it in a chat
- lake-tiger-corn-88
- a poor password habit
- the word qwerty
- TentShipPlum70
- Boat_Fern_Hill75
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