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.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) set up with a parent (c) one password per account (d) a symbol between words
- 3.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Iloveyou_Lotus12 (b) LeafTigerShell44 (c) admin40 (d) Meera#Seed#18
- 5.True or false: “one password per account” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your school motto (b) random, unrelated words (c) your family names (d) a famous quote
- 8.True or false: “one password per account” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧵 Good or poor password habit: set up with a parent? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger.Lamp.Hill87 (b) boatbellplumdrum
- 11.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) RainSeedNest51 (b) pearlpondlotussand (c) Qwerty.Pond45 (d) Fern#Lotus#2015
- 12.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) only numbers (b) one short word (c) your name twice (d) a few random words
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearlboatcloud12 (b) NestRainLeaf22
- 14.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password everywhere? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 15.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) locking your phone (b) one password per account (c) set up with a parent (d) the word password
- 17.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 18.🧵 Good or poor password habit: keeping it in your head? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Nisha2018 (b) shellnestlakecorn (c) CloudBrickNeem65 (d) River@Plum@2015
- 20.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) long but easy to recall (c) short and quick (d) anyone can guess them
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rainshipwheeldrum (b) Rain-Drum-Chai24
- 22.True or false: “posting it in a chat” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Pearl#22 (b) Boat-Vine-2017 (c) SandPondCloud77 (d) letmein81
- 24.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your phone number (b) your pet’s name (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) the number 123456
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frog!dust!kite!56 (b) Rain#Neem#2013
- 26.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Frog-Plum-2016 (b) Admin-Cloud81 (c) qwerty21 (d) Pond#Moon#River31
- 27.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your phone number? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 28.🧵 Good or poor password habit: telling a best friend? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) posting it in a chat (c) set up with a parent (d) one password per account
- 30.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 31.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Qwerty.Leaf74 (b) Lotus@Hill@Corn59 (c) Neem!35 (d) boatbellshellmango
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) leafriverbellcorn (b) Lotus_Brick_Bell53
- 33.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) your pet’s name (c) posting it in a chat (d) typing it out of sight
- 34.True or false: “locking your phone” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) one password everywhere (c) the word password (d) telling a best friend
- 36.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) chaitigerlamppearl (b) welcome60 (c) Arjun2011 (d) sand.nest.vine.86
- 37.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Mango@45 (b) Rohan!Sand!35 (c) rivernestcorn17 (d) BrickNestFern42
- 38.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Pearl-Bell-Sand67 (b) welcome36 (c) kitepondlampsand (d) Chai-82
- 39.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) telling a best friend (c) set up with a parent (d) one password everywhere
- 40.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Meera2011 (b) rainshellkite41 (c) Kite_87 (d) BellWheelKite34
Answer key
- False
- telling a best friend
- False
- LeafTigerShell44
- False
- True
- random, unrelated words
- True
- a good password habit
- Tiger.Lamp.Hill87
- RainSeedNest51
- a few random words
- NestRainLeaf22
- a poor password habit
- True
- the word password
- a poor password habit
- a good password habit
- CloudBrickNeem65
- long but easy to recall
- Rain-Drum-Chai24
- False
- SandPondCloud77
- a passphrase of 3 words
- frog!dust!kite!56
- Pond#Moon#River31
- a poor password habit
- a poor password habit
- posting it in a chat
- a good password habit
- Lotus@Hill@Corn59
- Lotus_Brick_Bell53
- typing it out of sight
- False
- locking your phone
- sand.nest.vine.86
- BrickNestFern42
- Pearl-Bell-Sand67
- set up with a parent
- BellWheelKite34
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