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 words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) your school motto (c) your family names (d) random, unrelated words
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a symbol between words (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) typing it out of sight (d) telling a best friend
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a symbol between words (b) telling a best friend (c) posting it in a chat (d) writing it on your desk
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2015 (b) LampShellCorn42
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) a symbol between words (c) one password per account (d) writing it on your desk
- 6.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Ananya2016 (b) tent!pearl!rain!27 (c) nestshellshipwolf (d) Cloud_31
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou#Pearl19 (b) lake!brick!wheel!13
- 8.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) the number 123456 (c) keeping it in your head (d) long random words
- 9.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Password@Fern23 (b) welcome30 (c) nestrainwheelleaf (d) Neem@Toast@Shell47
- 10.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) corn!sand!lamp!87 (b) welcome16 (c) Leaf!Sand!2008 (d) raintigerwolfshell
- 11.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Neem@Seed@Plum58 (b) lampclouddusttoast (c) Cloud#17 (d) qwerty88
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) posting it in a chat (c) set up with a parent (d) locking your phone
- 13.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) post it online (b) ignore it (c) change that password (d) use it everywhere
- 14.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long random words (b) changing a leaked one (c) your name and birth year (d) a symbol between words
- 16.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the number 123456? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) keeping it in your head (c) your phone number (d) long random words
- 18.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 19.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) set up with a parent (c) long random words (d) one password per account
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password everywhere (b) your pet’s name (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) your name and birth year
- 21.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) brick_ship_river_73 (b) Tara2017 (c) Aarav#Vine#69 (d) plumrainvinetiger
- 23.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) password71 (b) Kite_Tent_Lotus10 (c) Hill#27 (d) Tara2012
- 24.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) writing it on your desk (c) changing a leaked one (d) your pet’s name
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) brick_river_leaf_25 (b) Arjun2012
- 26.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Qwerty-Hill45 (b) Sand-Lake-Lotus80 (c) Leaf#Hill#2012 (d) admin25
- 28.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) locking your phone (c) the number 123456 (d) writing it on your desk
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) drumtentplum42 (b) Kabir2017 (c) pearl@cloud@tent@50 (d) Welcome#Tiger12
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word qwerty (b) long random words (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) locking your phone
- 31.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) keeping it in your head (c) your phone number (d) your name and birth year
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite-toast-lamp-11 (b) dustchairain12
- 33.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) a few random words (b) one short word (c) only numbers (d) your name twice
- 34.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) short and quick (b) long but easy to recall (c) they need no letters (d) anyone can guess them
- 35.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) typing it out of sight (c) keeping it in your head (d) locking your phone
- 36.True or false: “the word qwerty” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2009 (b) Lotus!Dust!Pearl19
- 38.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) your name and birth year (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) one password everywhere
- 39.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moon.lotus.neem.88 (b) Lake@Tiger@2011
Answer key
- random, unrelated words
- telling a best friend
- a symbol between words
- LampShellCorn42
- writing it on your desk
- tent!pearl!rain!27
- lake!brick!wheel!13
- the number 123456
- Neem@Toast@Shell47
- corn!sand!lamp!87
- Neem@Seed@Plum58
- posting it in a chat
- change that password
- a good password habit
- your name and birth year
- a poor password habit
- your phone number
- a poor password habit
- your name and birth year
- a passphrase of 3 words
- False
- brick_ship_river_73
- Kite_Tent_Lotus10
- changing a leaked one
- brick_river_leaf_25
- False
- Sand-Lake-Lotus80
- locking your phone
- pearl@cloud@tent@50
- the word qwerty
- keeping it in your head
- kite-toast-lamp-11
- a few random words
- long but easy to recall
- writing it on your desk
- True
- Lotus!Dust!Pearl19
- a passphrase of 3 words
- a good password habit
- moon.lotus.neem.88
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