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) your family names (b) random, unrelated words (c) your school motto (d) a famous quote
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Brick-Wolf-Kite70 (b) boatvinecloud87
- 3.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) MangoPlumLake51 (b) toastsanddust70
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) your pet’s name (c) a symbol between words (d) one password per account
- 6.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) your name and birth year (c) posting it in a chat (d) the number 123456
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango.Sand.Neem49 (b) wolftentvine87
- 8.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) set up with a parent (c) one password everywhere (d) writing it on your desk
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango@pearl@boat@17 (b) Nest#28
- 10.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Bell.Fern.2017 (b) ChaiShipBoat10 (c) qwerty32 (d) hillwheelsandboat
- 11.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) leafseedplumdust (b) Mango-Frog-Toast66 (c) Lake!Tent!2015 (d) Toast_31
- 12.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) one password per account (c) changing a leaked one (d) the word password
- 15.True or false: “the word qwerty” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your phone number? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 17.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) long but easy to recall (b) short and quick (c) they need no letters (d) anyone can guess them
- 18.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add your name (b) make it shorter (c) add capitals and digits (d) use only one word
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein75 (b) wolf-seed-shell-21
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell#Boat#Lotus32 (b) Saanvi@Sand@15
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rainpondclouddrum (b) ShipLakeTiger17
- 22.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Drum!Ship!2012 (b) PondVineFern51 (c) Welcome-Cloud15 (d) Shell_64
- 23.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) cloudwolfship41 (b) Kite!Fern!2010 (c) Lake.Shell.Kite70 (d) Mango#24
- 24.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) only numbers (b) one short word (c) a few random words (d) your name twice
- 25.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) tentleafpearlrain (b) Wheel_Tiger_Fern51 (c) Diya#Corn#87 (d) Chai!44
- 26.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) telling a best friend (c) your pet’s name (d) a symbol between words
- 27.🔁 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
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tent@mango@nest@60 (b) Rohan2014
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) goldcorntoastseed (b) Nisha2018 (c) Seed@Tiger@2008 (d) seed_cloud_shell_10
- 30.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Frog_Tiger_2017 (b) Arjun2008 (c) bell.nest.pond.87 (d) Iloveyou-Tent26
- 31.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) long random words (c) one password per account (d) a symbol between words
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf!Fern!2008 (b) Mango!Neem!Tent46
- 33.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) the number 123456 (c) keeping it in your head (d) one password per account
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password per account (b) typing it out of sight (c) two-step login turned on (d) your phone number
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the number 123456 (b) keeping it in your head (c) writing it on your desk (d) telling a best friend
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pond.drum.dust.70 (b) toastshiplamp16
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rain-Nest-Bell27 (b) Ishaan-Neem-20
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2016 (b) PlumMangoRiver13
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou@Tent42 (b) Sand!Wolf!Shell54
- 40.🧵 Good or poor password habit: keeping it in your head? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
Answer key
- random, unrelated words
- Brick-Wolf-Kite70
- True
- MangoPlumLake51
- your pet’s name
- typing it out of sight
- Mango.Sand.Neem49
- set up with a parent
- mango@pearl@boat@17
- ChaiShipBoat10
- Mango-Frog-Toast66
- False
- True
- the word password
- True
- a poor password habit
- long but easy to recall
- add capitals and digits
- wolf-seed-shell-21
- Shell#Boat#Lotus32
- ShipLakeTiger17
- PondVineFern51
- Lake.Shell.Kite70
- a few random words
- Wheel_Tiger_Fern51
- a symbol between words
- change that password
- tent@mango@nest@60
- seed_cloud_shell_10
- bell.nest.pond.87
- your name and birth year
- Mango!Neem!Tent46
- the number 123456
- your phone number
- keeping it in your head
- pond.drum.dust.70
- Rain-Nest-Bell27
- PlumMangoRiver13
- Sand!Wolf!Shell54
- a good password habit
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