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) lotusbrickleaf78 (b) Neem_71 (c) Sand!Rain!Dust33 (d) Ishaan@Shell@27
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boatpearlcloudcorn (b) lake@bell@frog@80
- 3.True or false: “the number 123456” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) lakemangoriver73 (b) Aarav2013 (c) Ship_Frog_Toast12 (d) goldlampwheeldust
- 5.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Corn#53 (b) hillmangoleafpearl (c) KiteToastPearl77 (d) Aarav@Chai@30
- 6.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) goldkitewheelfern (b) chaileafsand22 (c) Letmein!Tiger61 (d) FrogMangoFern15
- 9.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein!Drum77 (b) LakeBoatRiver80
- 11.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the number 123456? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 12.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) password81 (b) CloudSandShip20 (c) shiptentcloud49 (d) Sand-75
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus.Nest.Rain14 (b) Nisha-Plum-20
- 14.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) random, unrelated words (c) your family names (d) your school motto
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) typing it out of sight (c) keeping it in your head (d) writing it on your desk
- 16.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) posting it in a chat (c) two-step login turned on (d) long random words
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) writing it on your desk (c) your pet’s name (d) set up with a parent
- 18.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) changing a leaked one (b) one password per account (c) your pet’s name (d) locking your phone
- 19.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) anyone can guess them (b) they need no letters (c) short and quick (d) long but easy to recall
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rain.drum.plum.81 (b) Meera2017
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) long random words (c) two-step login turned on (d) changing a leaked one
- 22.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) a few random words (c) only numbers (d) your name twice
- 23.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin54 (b) Rain_Tent_Toast89
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tiger@leaf@kite@17 (b) Iloveyou#Vine42
- 26.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) iloveyou36 (b) Leaf-Lamp-2013 (c) Ishaan2010 (d) Pearl!Cloud!Frog62
- 27.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) writing it on your desk (c) one password per account (d) typing it out of sight
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tent@37 (b) Ishaan2015 (c) rain@cloud@shell@60 (d) iloveyou51
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) toastneemmoon71 (b) Shell.Frog.Rain74
- 31.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) admin89 (b) tiger.dust.boat.59 (c) pondhillchai59 (d) wolfcloudpondbell
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf.Tent.Pearl47 (b) Password_Nest18
- 33.➕ 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
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) moonwolfplum22 (b) Tara@Moon@49 (c) DustVineShip50 (d) Seed#32
- 35.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password per account? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 36.🧵 Good or poor password habit: set up with a parent? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 37.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) LotusDustPlum14 (b) Plum!34 (c) Rohan2015 (d) Brick-Fern-2017
- 38.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) changing a leaked one (c) your name and birth year (d) two-step login turned on
- 40.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Letmein_Lotus89 (b) vinebellmangoboat (c) iloveyou86 (d) PearlPlumCloud33
Answer key
- Sand!Rain!Dust33
- lake@bell@frog@80
- True
- Ship_Frog_Toast12
- KiteToastPearl77
- False
- False
- FrogMangoFern15
- False
- LakeBoatRiver80
- a poor password habit
- CloudSandShip20
- Lotus.Nest.Rain14
- random, unrelated words
- writing it on your desk
- posting it in a chat
- set up with a parent
- your pet’s name
- long but easy to recall
- rain.drum.plum.81
- your pet’s name
- a few random words
- a good password habit
- Rain_Tent_Toast89
- tiger@leaf@kite@17
- Pearl!Cloud!Frog62
- False
- writing it on your desk
- rain@cloud@shell@60
- Shell.Frog.Rain74
- tiger.dust.boat.59
- Leaf.Tent.Pearl47
- add capitals and digits
- DustVineShip50
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- LotusDustPlum14
- True
- your name and birth year
- PearlPlumCloud33
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