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 is stronger by our rule? (a) Pond!Moon!Lake19 (b) Saanvi2011
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) posting it in a chat (c) your phone number (d) two-step login turned on
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha!Seed!57 (b) LotusGoldTent44
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) one password per account (c) keeping it in your head (d) the number 123456
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun.Pearl.51 (b) nest-drum-pond-31
- 6.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Frog!76 (b) wolf-pearl-ship-33 (c) admin82 (d) Nisha.River.32
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password59 (b) shell!wolf!kite!38
- 8.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DustGoldSand34 (b) tigerleafvine22
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password per account (b) long random words (c) telling a best friend (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CloudPearlRain23 (b) Nisha2011
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frog.nest.leaf.25 (b) nesttigerleaf15
- 13.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) changing a leaked one (c) two-step login turned on (d) the number 123456
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern_Brick_2009 (b) Ship_Pearl_Leaf59
- 15.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password per account (b) posting it in a chat (c) one password everywhere (d) the number 123456
- 16.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) set up with a parent (c) the number 123456 (d) your name and birth year
- 17.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) long random words (b) your phone number (c) one password everywhere (d) your pet’s name
- 18.True or false: “long random words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern@Drum@2012 (b) Tiger-Neem-Toast79
- 20.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) telling a best friend (c) the word password (d) changing a leaked one
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheel-dust-ship-50 (b) drumvinewheel84
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password per account (b) two-step login turned on (c) locking your phone (d) your pet’s name
- 24.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) a few random words (b) only numbers (c) your name twice (d) one short word
- 25.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Nisha.Drum.82 (b) River_Bell_2008 (c) hillvineplumtoast (d) Chai-Seed-Wolf19
- 26.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your family names (b) your school motto (c) a famous quote (d) random, unrelated words
- 27.True or false: “your phone number” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 29.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password per account? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 30.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your phone number (b) the word qwerty (c) posting it in a chat (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ship@lamp@boat@88 (b) rivergoldneemtent
- 33.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) anyone can guess them (b) they need no letters (c) long but easy to recall (d) short and quick
- 34.🔁 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
- 35.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lampneemplum79 (b) RainDrumBrick54
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WolfSeedDrum47 (b) Password!Moon52
- 38.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add your name (b) use only one word (c) add capitals and digits (d) make it shorter
- 39.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) two-step login turned on (c) posting it in a chat (d) keeping it in your head
- 40.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) your name and birth year (c) a symbol between words (d) typing it out of sight
Answer key
- Pond!Moon!Lake19
- two-step login turned on
- LotusGoldTent44
- the number 123456
- nest-drum-pond-31
- wolf-pearl-ship-33
- shell!wolf!kite!38
- False
- DustGoldSand34
- telling a best friend
- CloudPearlRain23
- frog.nest.leaf.25
- the number 123456
- Ship_Pearl_Leaf59
- one password per account
- set up with a parent
- long random words
- False
- Tiger-Neem-Toast79
- False
- changing a leaked one
- wheel-dust-ship-50
- your pet’s name
- a few random words
- Chai-Seed-Wolf19
- random, unrelated words
- False
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- True
- a passphrase of 3 words
- ship@lamp@boat@88
- long but easy to recall
- change that password
- a poor password habit
- RainDrumBrick54
- WolfSeedDrum47
- add capitals and digits
- posting it in a chat
- your name and birth year
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