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 is the odd one out? (a) the word qwerty (b) your pet’s name (c) one password per account (d) the number 123456
- 2.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) two-step login turned on (b) locking your phone (c) keeping it in your head (d) the word password
- 3.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Saanvi-Plum-20 (b) lamplotussandplum (c) Wheel_Toast_Vine57 (d) Welcome_Cloud57
- 4.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) the word password (c) writing it on your desk (d) telling a best friend
- 6.True or false: “your phone number” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two-step login turned on (b) long random words (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) writing it on your desk
- 8.🧵 Good or poor password habit: set up with a parent? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 9.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) long but easy to recall (c) short and quick (d) anyone can guess them
- 10.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) change that password (b) use it everywhere (c) post it online (d) ignore it
- 11.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) a few random words (b) only numbers (c) one short word (d) your name twice
- 12.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) writing it on your desk (c) keeping it in your head (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 13.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) the number 123456 (c) two-step login turned on (d) your phone number
- 16.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your school motto (b) your family names (c) random, unrelated words (d) a famous quote
- 18.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Plum.68 (b) Password!Bell63 (c) SeedLampLake57 (d) Boat#Tent#2014
- 19.🧵 Good or poor password habit: posting it in a chat? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 20.True or false: “long random words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) your pet’s name (c) the word password (d) long random words
- 22.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “the word password” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) keeping it in your head (c) your phone number (d) two-step login turned on
- 25.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your phone number? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) your pet’s name (c) your name and birth year (d) the number 123456
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Admin@Pearl89 (b) goldrainpondkite (c) chai!leaf!sand!81 (d) sandwolfchai68
- 28.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 29.🧵 Good or poor password habit: long random words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 30.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) admin58 (b) Lamp-Lotus-2011 (c) River#10 (d) Kite!Dust!Lamp88
- 31.🧵 Good or poor password habit: keeping it in your head? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Pearl@30 (b) Gold-Mango-2014 (c) kiterainhilllamp (d) mango.neem.nest.20
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) the word qwerty (c) set up with a parent (d) one password everywhere
- 34.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestGoldLake83 (b) letmein69
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) changing a leaked one (c) keeping it in your head (d) one password per account
- 37.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Pearl_33 (b) LeafLakeBell50 (c) Arjun2012 (d) drummoontent29
- 38.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add capitals and digits (b) use only one word (c) make it shorter (d) add your name
- 39.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) two-step login turned on (c) the number 123456 (d) locking your phone
- 40.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word password? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
Answer key
- one password per account
- the word password
- Wheel_Toast_Vine57
- False
- set up with a parent
- True
- writing it on your desk
- a good password habit
- long but easy to recall
- change that password
- a few random words
- writing it on your desk
- False
- False
- two-step login turned on
- False
- random, unrelated words
- SeedLampLake57
- a poor password habit
- False
- long random words
- False
- False
- your phone number
- a poor password habit
- changing a leaked one
- chai!leaf!sand!81
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- Kite!Dust!Lamp88
- a good password habit
- mango.neem.nest.20
- set up with a parent
- True
- NestGoldLake83
- your name and birth year
- LeafLakeBell50
- add capitals and digits
- the number 123456
- a poor password habit
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