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) Nisha2015 (b) BellCloudFern77 (c) Dust!37 (d) Qwerty#River64
- 2.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) long random words (b) keeping it in your head (c) the number 123456 (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password per account (b) keeping it in your head (c) your pet’s name (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 4.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) posting it in a chat (c) your phone number (d) long random words
- 6.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) rivertigermango47 (b) Seed_Gold_Fern76 (c) Lake.Brick.2012 (d) Nisha_Plum_79
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai_Sand_Neem23 (b) Nest-16
- 8.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Qwerty@Wolf61 (b) Lake_65 (c) boatbrickwolf41 (d) Wolf_Fern_Boat30
- 9.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) welcome43 (b) Ishaan2011 (c) Bell-55 (d) VinePondSand48
- 10.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add your name (b) use only one word (c) make it shorter (d) add capitals and digits
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou50 (b) boat-gold-ship-37
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) typing it out of sight (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) set up with a parent
- 13.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) one password everywhere (c) your pet’s name (d) telling a best friend
- 14.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) only numbers (c) your name twice (d) a few random words
- 15.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) changing a leaked one (b) keeping it in your head (c) a symbol between words (d) telling a best friend
- 16.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Cloud@Tiger@Tent43 (b) Qwerty_Pearl15 (c) qwerty56 (d) shipchaiseedmoon
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) the word qwerty (c) the number 123456 (d) your name and birth year
- 18.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) the word qwerty (c) the number 123456 (d) telling a best friend
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Gold@Wheel@Chai10 (b) password56 (c) Boat_15 (d) Vihaan_Bell_87
- 20.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) river-frog-plum-84 (b) password19 (c) drumdustchaipearl (d) tentlotussand78
- 21.True or false: “locking your phone” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word password (b) the number 123456 (c) one password per account (d) one password everywhere
- 23.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 24.True or false: “your phone number” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) post it online (b) ignore it (c) use it everywhere (d) change that password
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) the number 123456 (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) the word qwerty
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Toast.Lake.2015 (b) Aarav2018 (c) River@37 (d) BrickMoonPearl79
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) telling a best friend (c) a symbol between words (d) locking your phone
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) typing it out of sight (d) changing a leaked one
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) KitePondBrick37 (b) rainseedbell32
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ship#Leaf#2008 (b) TentNeemBell23
- 32.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) long but easy to recall (b) short and quick (c) anyone can guess them (d) they need no letters
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) corntentneem47 (b) hill#fern#chai#58
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Wolf_Lamp_2016 (b) Pearl.Brick.Moon32 (c) Saanvi2008 (d) Lotus.74
- 35.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Moon#Cloud#2013 (b) shippearlrainplum (c) shell!toast!chai!83 (d) Aarav.Toast.26
- 37.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Seed.60 (b) neemhillcornsand (c) Ishaan!Moon!39 (d) Fern@Tent@Toast43
- 38.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) telling a best friend (c) your name and birth year (d) keeping it in your head
- 39.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) goldleafboathill (b) drumtoastvine57 (c) Ananya.Boat.84 (d) Sand@Drum@Seed76
- 40.True or false: “the word password” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- BellCloudFern77
- the number 123456
- your pet’s name
- a poor password habit
- long random words
- Seed_Gold_Fern76
- Chai_Sand_Neem23
- Wolf_Fern_Boat30
- VinePondSand48
- add capitals and digits
- boat-gold-ship-37
- writing it on your desk
- a passphrase of 3 words
- a few random words
- telling a best friend
- Cloud@Tiger@Tent43
- set up with a parent
- locking your phone
- Gold@Wheel@Chai10
- river-frog-plum-84
- False
- one password per account
- a good password habit
- True
- change that password
- a passphrase of 3 words
- BrickMoonPearl79
- telling a best friend
- your phone number
- KitePondBrick37
- TentNeemBell23
- long but easy to recall
- hill#fern#chai#58
- Pearl.Brick.Moon32
- True
- shell!toast!chai!83
- Fern@Tent@Toast43
- keeping it in your head
- Sand@Drum@Seed76
- True
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