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) long random words (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) changing a leaked one (d) your pet’s name
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ship@Moon@2013 (b) WolfCornRiver28
- 3.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) letmein24 (b) drumshipfrog83 (c) frog_hill_fern_45 (d) Nest#13
- 4.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) random, unrelated words (c) your school motto (d) your family names
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chai_bell_seed_61 (b) Leaf-Vine-2010
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) set up with a parent (c) locking your phone (d) posting it in a chat
- 8.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) only numbers (b) your name twice (c) one short word (d) a few random words
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two-step login turned on (b) the word password (c) keeping it in your head (d) typing it out of sight
- 10.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Saanvi2017 (b) lake.dust.boat.19 (c) Arjun!Chai!48 (d) Lotus!Shell!2009
- 13.True or false: “the word qwerty” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rain.74 (b) brick-lake-pond-32
- 15.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) post it online (b) use it everywhere (c) change that password (d) ignore it
- 16.🧵 Good or poor password habit: keeping it in your head? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 17.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Toast.Gold.2016 (b) Welcome-Neem33 (c) ToastFernLake84 (d) Tara#Cloud#13
- 18.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) short and quick (b) long but easy to recall (c) they need no letters (d) anyone can guess them
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Sand-Lotus-Boat13 (b) Ishaan-Moon-66 (c) pondleaffrog43 (d) Letmein.Hill31
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara.Lake.13 (b) SeedTentMango89
- 21.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Drum-Leaf-2014 (b) Password.Toast64 (c) letmein61 (d) Cloud!Hill!Lamp75
- 22.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty#Boat27 (b) Lamp@Rain@Tent27
- 24.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) the word password (c) your pet’s name (d) keeping it in your head
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome.Tiger26 (b) River#Frog#Neem25
- 26.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) two-step login turned on (b) locking your phone (c) your name and birth year (d) one password per account
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Shell_Mango_2016 (b) Tiger@Brick@Moon86 (c) Iloveyou!Pond38 (d) Nisha2015
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) the number 123456 (c) telling a best friend (d) your name and birth year
- 29.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) telling a best friend (c) your pet’s name (d) the number 123456
- 30.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long random words (b) one password per account (c) changing a leaked one (d) the word qwerty
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) locking your phone (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) long random words (d) writing it on your desk
- 33.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Lotus#27 (b) Vihaan-Frog-25 (c) hill#cloud#lamp#24 (d) drumseedboat30
- 35.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 36.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Password_Seed28 (b) Tent-Mango-2011 (c) plummangofern89 (d) Shell@Lamp@Gold28
- 37.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand-Pond-Ship32 (b) password39
- 39.True or false: “one password per account” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word password? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
Answer key
- your pet’s name
- WolfCornRiver28
- frog_hill_fern_45
- True
- random, unrelated words
- chai_bell_seed_61
- posting it in a chat
- a few random words
- the word password
- False
- False
- lake.dust.boat.19
- False
- brick-lake-pond-32
- change that password
- a good password habit
- ToastFernLake84
- long but easy to recall
- Sand-Lotus-Boat13
- SeedTentMango89
- Cloud!Hill!Lamp75
- True
- Lamp@Rain@Tent27
- keeping it in your head
- River#Frog#Neem25
- your name and birth year
- Tiger@Brick@Moon86
- set up with a parent
- a passphrase of 3 words
- a good password habit
- the word qwerty
- writing it on your desk
- a poor password habit
- hill#cloud#lamp#24
- a poor password habit
- Shell@Lamp@Gold28
- a poor password habit
- Sand-Pond-Ship32
- False
- a poor password habit
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