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) nest#pond#toast#53 (b) Saanvi_Sand_64
- 2.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) your phone number (c) keeping it in your head (d) one password everywhere
- 4.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) boatpondwheel20 (b) moon!drum!mango!34 (c) iloveyou77 (d) Aarav2010
- 5.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) welcome88 (b) mango#chai#river#30 (c) Wheel-84 (d) Letmein#Plum14
- 7.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) typing it out of sight (c) set up with a parent (d) the number 123456
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FrogWolfLotus13 (b) Diya.Gold.82
- 10.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) short and quick (b) they need no letters (c) long but easy to recall (d) anyone can guess them
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou54 (b) wolf-leaf-hill-65
- 12.True or false: “one password per account” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) drum-fern-wolf-13 (b) brickvinepondboat (c) admin24 (d) kitecorntent47
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) the word password (c) changing a leaked one (d) writing it on your desk
- 15.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word password (b) changing a leaked one (c) the word qwerty (d) writing it on your desk
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password43 (b) Lake-Seed-Kite28
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word password (b) locking your phone (c) long random words (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vine#22 (b) Fern_Toast_Neem84
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) bell.leaf.lotus.17 (b) admin19 (c) Tara#Drum#31 (d) leafboatplumriver
- 20.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) set up with a parent (c) your name and birth year (d) keeping it in your head
- 21.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) set up with a parent (c) typing it out of sight (d) one password per account
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word qwerty (b) your pet’s name (c) posting it in a chat (d) a symbol between words
- 23.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) telling a best friend (c) one password everywhere (d) long random words
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hillleaftigerfern (b) NeemMangoShell52
- 25.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) use it everywhere (b) ignore it (c) change that password (d) post it online
- 26.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Nest@Neem@2014 (b) wolfnesttentfern (c) wolf.river.hill.24 (d) password86
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf!Lake!2012 (b) ship#tent#river#33
- 28.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word password (b) posting it in a chat (c) typing it out of sight (d) one password everywhere
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf-63 (b) Drum#Wheel#Frog89
- 33.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) only numbers (c) a few random words (d) your name twice
- 34.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) telling a best friend (c) your phone number (d) the number 123456
- 36.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) random, unrelated words (c) your family names (d) your school motto
- 37.True or false: “long random words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧵 Good or poor password habit: long random words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango.vine.lamp.75 (b) letmein74
- 40.🧵 Good or poor password habit: set up with a parent? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
Answer key
- nest#pond#toast#53
- False
- keeping it in your head
- moon!drum!mango!34
- False
- mango#chai#river#30
- False
- the number 123456
- FrogWolfLotus13
- long but easy to recall
- wolf-leaf-hill-65
- False
- drum-fern-wolf-13
- changing a leaked one
- changing a leaked one
- Lake-Seed-Kite28
- the word password
- Fern_Toast_Neem84
- bell.leaf.lotus.17
- your name and birth year
- telling a best friend
- a symbol between words
- long random words
- NeemMangoShell52
- change that password
- wolf.river.hill.24
- ship#tent#river#33
- True
- True
- True
- typing it out of sight
- Drum#Wheel#Frog89
- a few random words
- True
- typing it out of sight
- random, unrelated words
- False
- a good password habit
- mango.vine.lamp.75
- a good password habit
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