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 of these is a poor password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) keeping it in your head (c) the word password (d) long random words
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word password (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) set up with a parent (d) locking your phone
- 3.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Qwerty_Boat39 (b) Meera_River_82 (c) admin85 (d) RiverBoatFern18
- 4.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password everywhere? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 6.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) use it everywhere (b) change that password (c) post it online (d) ignore it
- 7.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill-Seed-Gold38 (b) rainfrogbelllotus
- 9.🧵 Good or poor password habit: set up with a parent? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 10.🧵 Good or poor password habit: long random words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 11.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) VineWheelNest58 (b) belldustlamp36
- 13.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password per account? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 14.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 15.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) short and quick (c) long but easy to recall (d) anyone can guess them
- 16.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2008 (b) Chai.Plum.Seed75
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud.Toast.Ship82 (b) Sand-60
- 20.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) lakefernshell28 (b) Tiger.Wolf.Hill59 (c) Boat-63 (d) drumtentplumrain
- 21.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) random, unrelated words (b) your school motto (c) your family names (d) a famous quote
- 22.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) your name and birth year (c) one password per account (d) the number 123456
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pond#hill#shell#20 (b) Password#Tent84
- 24.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) lakepondboatplum (b) Kite_Wolf_2014 (c) seed#vine#pond#23 (d) Meera2008
- 25.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Iloveyou.Vine10 (b) Kabir.Frog.89 (c) chai!drum!vine!31 (d) mangoboatvinenest
- 26.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Dust-26 (b) Cloud_Pearl_Mango81 (c) belltigervine46 (d) Meera2017
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill-Neem-Fern67 (b) Boat.Tiger.2017
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it in your head (b) telling a best friend (c) one password per account (d) locking your phone
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) LotusSandToast33 (b) iloveyou30 (c) Meera2010 (d) wolfcornmangoseed
- 30.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) typing it out of sight (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) set up with a parent
- 31.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Moon_Neem_2015 (b) Rohan!Dust!17 (c) Nest!Drum!Cloud38 (d) Qwerty-Corn89
- 33.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) dustpearlchai54 (b) Saanvi2010 (c) Pearl!Plum!2018 (d) ShipCloudToast21
- 34.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a symbol between words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 35.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat-Brick-Mango24 (b) letmein52
- 37.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) locking your phone (c) the word qwerty (d) your pet’s name
- 38.➕ 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
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Bell.Vine.2008 (b) Pearl.Nest.Leaf64
- 40.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Brick-Leaf-2014 (b) Arjun2010 (c) RiverBoatLake35 (d) Bell@84
Answer key
- the word password
- the word password
- RiverBoatFern18
- False
- a poor password habit
- change that password
- a good password habit
- Hill-Seed-Gold38
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- False
- VineWheelNest58
- a good password habit
- a poor password habit
- long but easy to recall
- False
- a poor password habit
- Chai.Plum.Seed75
- Cloud.Toast.Ship82
- Tiger.Wolf.Hill59
- random, unrelated words
- one password per account
- pond#hill#shell#20
- seed#vine#pond#23
- chai!drum!vine!31
- Cloud_Pearl_Mango81
- Hill-Neem-Fern67
- telling a best friend
- LotusSandToast33
- your pet’s name
- False
- Nest!Drum!Cloud38
- ShipCloudToast21
- a good password habit
- a poor password habit
- Boat-Brick-Mango24
- locking your phone
- add capitals and digits
- Pearl.Nest.Leaf64
- RiverBoatLake35
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