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) chaisanddustlotus (b) Moon#Wheel#2012 (c) lotus.lamp.pearl.26 (d) Ishaan2011
- 2.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add your name (b) make it shorter (c) use only one word (d) add capitals and digits
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum_Lotus_Gold84 (b) pondlakeriverdrum
- 4.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) set up with a parent (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) changing a leaked one
- 5.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) two-step login turned on (b) one password per account (c) your pet’s name (d) typing it out of sight
- 6.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word password (b) long random words (c) writing it on your desk (d) the word qwerty
- 7.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) letmein66 (b) Lake@79 (c) boat-leaf-frog-42 (d) ferncloudplumseed
- 8.True or false: “the word password” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) posting it in a chat (c) locking your phone (d) set up with a parent
- 10.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Drum-Lotus-2013 (b) leafpearlrain36 (c) Leaf.25 (d) ShipLeafSand29
- 11.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Pond#72 (b) Tara2010 (c) password83 (d) SandSeedCorn14
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) a symbol between words (c) posting it in a chat (d) the number 123456
- 13.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) tigerbellplumnest (b) password62 (c) corn_pearl_tent_58 (d) Admin_Dust45
- 14.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi@Ship@29 (b) brick-bell-rain-69
- 16.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Leaf-Gold-Drum76 (b) plumdustbrickkite (c) Meera#Tent#35 (d) Shell-81
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DustSeedCloud67 (b) Tara2016
- 18.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) telling a best friend (c) writing it on your desk (d) two-step login turned on
- 19.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your school motto (b) random, unrelated words (c) a famous quote (d) your family names
- 21.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your phone number? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) one password everywhere (c) keeping it in your head (d) your name and birth year
- 23.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) the number 123456 (c) one password per account (d) posting it in a chat
- 24.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) set up with a parent (c) typing it out of sight (d) locking your phone
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word password (b) telling a best friend (c) your name and birth year (d) set up with a parent
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) your name and birth year (c) your pet’s name (d) your phone number
- 28.🧵 Good or poor password habit: posting it in a chat? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rain.Seed.2015 (b) Lamp-Drum-Tent28
- 30.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) iloveyou17 (b) Ananya!Dust!22 (c) Ishaan2010 (d) Corn_River_Drum20
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango.Rain.Kite57 (b) cloudtentshell32
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) locking your phone (c) the word qwerty (d) typing it out of sight
- 35.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) typing it out of sight (c) the word password (d) the number 123456
- 36.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) password35 (b) Password-Rain20 (c) Hill_33 (d) wheel#plum#dust#23
- 37.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) your name twice (b) a few random words (c) one short word (d) only numbers
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) the number 123456 (c) the word qwerty (d) posting it in a chat
- 39.True or false: “the word qwerty” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River@Hill@Lake56 (b) bellchaidustship
Answer key
- lotus.lamp.pearl.26
- add capitals and digits
- Plum_Lotus_Gold84
- telling a best friend
- your pet’s name
- long random words
- boat-leaf-frog-42
- True
- posting it in a chat
- ShipLeafSand29
- SandSeedCorn14
- a symbol between words
- corn_pearl_tent_58
- True
- brick-bell-rain-69
- Leaf-Gold-Drum76
- DustSeedCloud67
- two-step login turned on
- False
- random, unrelated words
- a poor password habit
- keeping it in your head
- one password per account
- False
- telling a best friend
- set up with a parent
- a passphrase of 3 words
- a poor password habit
- Lamp-Drum-Tent28
- False
- True
- Corn_River_Drum20
- Mango.Rain.Kite57
- the word qwerty
- typing it out of sight
- wheel#plum#dust#23
- a few random words
- typing it out of sight
- False
- River@Hill@Lake56
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