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) Vine_83 (b) drum.kite.lotus.69
- 2.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) locking your phone (c) your name and birth year (d) writing it on your desk
- 3.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) letmein13 (b) tigerkitedrum18 (c) WolfPearlSand41 (d) pearlboattentshell
- 4.True or false: “the number 123456” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 7.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) locking your phone (c) one password per account (d) a symbol between words
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vine_dust_mango_87 (b) cloudbellpearlfrog
- 9.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) a few random words (c) your name twice (d) only numbers
- 10.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) make it shorter (b) use only one word (c) add capitals and digits (d) add your name
- 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) Toast@Brick@River18 (b) Corn!Lotus!2015
- 13.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your family names (b) your school motto (c) random, unrelated words (d) a famous quote
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) two-step login turned on (c) one password everywhere (d) your name and birth year
- 15.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Pearl-26 (b) Aarav2018 (c) letmein26 (d) Wheel@Seed@Tiger41
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger.Tent.2016 (b) Tiger#Chai#Plum36
- 17.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Toast_Neem_Sand61 (b) Welcome_Seed26 (c) Tara.Neem.27 (d) Kabir2014
- 18.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) HillPearlShip49 (b) admin10 (c) Kabir_Rain_35 (d) Tiger_Sand_2010
- 19.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) telling a best friend (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) locking your phone
- 20.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Kabir-Gold-74 (b) admin66 (c) LampFernGold39 (d) Lotus@73
- 21.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tiger#Toast#Boat28 (b) qwerty37 (c) Vihaan2011 (d) rainsanddust29
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two-step login turned on (b) changing a leaked one (c) one password everywhere (d) one password per account
- 23.True or false: “the word qwerty” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧵 Good or poor password habit: keeping it in your head? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) long random words (c) one password per account (d) telling a best friend
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust.Lamp.2008 (b) SandWheelTiger71
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) long random words (c) a symbol between words (d) one password per account
- 28.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) password13 (b) Saanvi2016 (c) Seed-74 (d) River@Lamp@Drum75
- 29.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) keeping it in your head (b) posting it in a chat (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) a symbol between words
- 31.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password-Moon37 (b) fern_vine_pond_78
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word password (b) your pet’s name (c) your phone number (d) set up with a parent
- 34.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 35.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) anyone can guess them (c) short and quick (d) long but easy to recall
- 36.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word password? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2013 (b) vine!fern!hill!25
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password_Mango85 (b) gold@bell@ship@52
- 39.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 40.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) RiverChaiMoon70 (b) Pearl@Tent@2009 (c) Rohan2015 (d) nesthillrainfrog
Answer key
- drum.kite.lotus.69
- locking your phone
- WolfPearlSand41
- True
- False
- a poor password habit
- your name and birth year
- vine_dust_mango_87
- a few random words
- add capitals and digits
- False
- Toast@Brick@River18
- random, unrelated words
- two-step login turned on
- Wheel@Seed@Tiger41
- Tiger#Chai#Plum36
- Toast_Neem_Sand61
- HillPearlShip49
- telling a best friend
- LampFernGold39
- Tiger#Toast#Boat28
- one password everywhere
- True
- a good password habit
- telling a best friend
- SandWheelTiger71
- your name and birth year
- River@Lamp@Drum75
- False
- posting it in a chat
- a good password habit
- fern_vine_pond_78
- set up with a parent
- a good password habit
- long but easy to recall
- a poor password habit
- vine!fern!hill!25
- gold@bell@ship@52
- a good password habit
- RiverChaiMoon70
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