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.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) long but easy to recall (c) short and quick (d) anyone can guess them
- 2.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your school motto (b) random, unrelated words (c) a famous quote (d) your family names
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigerlampneem64 (b) Lamp@Lake@Toast10
- 4.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) change that password (b) post it online (c) use it everywhere (d) ignore it
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a symbol between words (b) your name and birth year (c) changing a leaked one (d) long random words
- 6.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) telling a best friend (c) one password per account (d) keeping it in your head
- 8.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) tigerhillship61 (b) wheel.river.bell.79 (c) Arjun2012 (d) Diya_Frog_77
- 9.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) a few random words (b) one short word (c) your name twice (d) only numbers
- 11.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) two-step login turned on (c) your pet’s name (d) changing a leaked one
- 12.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) welcome67 (b) Lotus_River_Chai42 (c) cornshellkite75 (d) Qwerty@Dust25
- 13.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add capitals and digits (b) add your name (c) make it shorter (d) use only one word
- 14.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 15.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) TentShipPond10 (b) vinelakepearlkite (c) kiterainplum10 (d) admin10
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf@Vine@Frog61 (b) Lotus_67
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password per account (b) your phone number (c) set up with a parent (d) long random words
- 18.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your phone number? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Ship-Pearl-2018 (b) drum!pearl!lotus!28 (c) bellbrickkite37 (d) Nest.22
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) keeping it in your head (c) set up with a parent (d) your pet’s name
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinerainnest58 (b) Boat.Neem.Wolf31
- 22.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 23.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) the word qwerty (c) your pet’s name (d) your phone number
- 24.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) the number 123456 (c) typing it out of sight (d) one password everywhere
- 25.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 26.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) writing it on your desk (c) set up with a parent (d) locking your phone
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) belltentneem67 (b) Hill@Corn@Lake62
- 28.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Gold_Ship_Bell79 (b) brickpearlplum66 (c) Password-Seed75 (d) Moon.Seed.2017
- 29.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ship!kite!mango!62 (b) Aarav2009
- 31.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) changing a leaked one (b) set up with a parent (c) typing it out of sight (d) your name and birth year
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FrogLampHill16 (b) neemgoldriverpearl
- 33.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Arjun.Vine.83 (b) pearlrivervinetent (c) pearlrainship61 (d) PearlSeedTiger77
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) corncloudlake78 (b) MoonBrickCorn59
- 35.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell@Mango@Hill13 (b) nestplumgoldfern
- 37.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) moonboattentlotus (b) Nisha.Rain.25 (c) Password-Wolf68 (d) Pond_Fern_Nest14
- 38.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) locking your phone (b) the word password (c) two-step login turned on (d) one password per account
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun2009 (b) river.nest.frog.46
Answer key
- long but easy to recall
- random, unrelated words
- Lamp@Lake@Toast10
- change that password
- your name and birth year
- False
- telling a best friend
- wheel.river.bell.79
- False
- a few random words
- your pet’s name
- Lotus_River_Chai42
- add capitals and digits
- a poor password habit
- TentShipPond10
- Leaf@Vine@Frog61
- your phone number
- a poor password habit
- drum!pearl!lotus!28
- your pet’s name
- Boat.Neem.Wolf31
- a good password habit
- set up with a parent
- typing it out of sight
- a good password habit
- writing it on your desk
- Hill@Corn@Lake62
- Gold_Ship_Bell79
- a poor password habit
- ship!kite!mango!62
- your name and birth year
- FrogLampHill16
- PearlSeedTiger77
- MoonBrickCorn59
- True
- Shell@Mango@Hill13
- Pond_Fern_Nest14
- True
- the word password
- river.nest.frog.46
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