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 is the odd one out? (a) a symbol between words (b) the number 123456 (c) one password everywhere (d) the word qwerty
- 2.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) a few random words (b) your name twice (c) only numbers (d) one short word
- 3.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) seed@cloud@tent@46 (b) admin40 (c) kitetigermoon69 (d) hillleafkitelake
- 4.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Cloud@19 (b) Ship@Corn@2017 (c) leaf@cloud@wheel@31 (d) iloveyou53
- 5.➕ 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
- 6.True or false: “long random words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧵 Good or poor password habit: long random words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 8.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the number 123456? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 9.🧵 Good or poor password habit: telling a best friend? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 10.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password per account? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 12.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) WolfSandMango25 (b) Aarav2008 (c) dustcloudgoldkite (d) nestpondcorn74
- 13.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) ignore it (b) use it everywhere (c) change that password (d) post it online
- 14.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) the word qwerty (c) one password per account (d) your pet’s name
- 15.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 16.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) telling a best friend (c) the number 123456 (d) typing it out of sight
- 17.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) telling a best friend (c) a symbol between words (d) one password per account
- 18.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 19.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 20.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) your family names (c) random, unrelated words (d) your school motto
- 22.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a symbol between words (b) keeping it in your head (c) typing it out of sight (d) your phone number
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake.Neem.Cloud82 (b) password21
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SandChaiCloud45 (b) Password#Tiger79
- 26.True or false: “the number 123456” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) the number 123456 (c) a symbol between words (d) posting it in a chat
- 28.True or false: “one password per account” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) long but easy to recall (b) they need no letters (c) anyone can guess them (d) short and quick
- 31.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BoatLampCloud39 (b) mangopearlshipfrog
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rain!82 (b) Leaf!Mango!Nest60
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tara@Vine@27 (b) neemtigerleaf28 (c) Pond-Plum-Lotus13 (d) Drum_61
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango.Cloud.2015 (b) PearlWheelRiver49
- 36.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Corn@Plum@Wheel88 (b) Neem!Vine!2014
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it in your head (b) your phone number (c) writing it on your desk (d) your name and birth year
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) one password per account (c) keeping it in your head (d) typing it out of sight
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password everywhere (b) set up with a parent (c) changing a leaked one (d) a symbol between words
Answer key
- a symbol between words
- a few random words
- seed@cloud@tent@46
- leaf@cloud@wheel@31
- add capitals and digits
- False
- a good password habit
- a poor password habit
- a poor password habit
- True
- a good password habit
- WolfSandMango25
- change that password
- one password per account
- a good password habit
- typing it out of sight
- telling a best friend
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- False
- random, unrelated words
- a poor password habit
- your phone number
- Lake.Neem.Cloud82
- SandChaiCloud45
- False
- a symbol between words
- False
- True
- long but easy to recall
- False
- BoatLampCloud39
- Leaf!Mango!Nest60
- Pond-Plum-Lotus13
- PearlWheelRiver49
- False
- Corn@Plum@Wheel88
- keeping it in your head
- telling a best friend
- one password everywhere
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