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.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) only numbers (c) a few random words (d) your name twice
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) telling a best friend (c) your pet’s name (d) two-step login turned on
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word password (b) changing a leaked one (c) the number 123456 (d) your name and birth year
- 4.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) anyone can guess them (b) short and quick (c) long but easy to recall (d) they need no letters
- 5.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) your family names (c) your school motto (d) random, unrelated words
- 6.True or false: “posting it in a chat” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.➕ 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
- 8.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Shell@Neem@2008 (b) Diya.Lotus.43 (c) boat#pond#rain#12 (d) Password@Kite19
- 9.🧵 Good or poor password habit: long random words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 10.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 12.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) long random words (b) your phone number (c) your name and birth year (d) your pet’s name
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) posting it in a chat (b) set up with a parent (c) your pet’s name (d) writing it on your desk
- 14.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Arjun2010 (b) welcome26 (c) Lotus-Fern-Kite54 (d) goldpondchai24
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) bellkitemango28 (b) rain_plum_corn_83
- 17.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 18.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 19.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) writing it on your desk (c) posting it in a chat (d) a symbol between words
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the number 123456 (b) your pet’s name (c) one password everywhere (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 21.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Welcome!Tent21 (b) Tiger.Mango.2011 (c) WheelDrumFrog65 (d) Meera2016
- 22.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) the number 123456 (c) two-step login turned on (d) a symbol between words
- 23.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) changing a leaked one (b) one password per account (c) writing it on your desk (d) typing it out of sight
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin37 (b) Toast.Lake.Leaf56
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin76 (b) cloud.brick.lake.25
- 27.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) the word password (c) keeping it in your head (d) your phone number
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) leafdrumpond16 (b) Wheel!Sand!Seed21 (c) qwerty15 (d) Mango#Lotus#2018
- 30.True or false: “your phone number” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) change that password (b) use it everywhere (c) post it online (d) ignore it
- 32.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 33.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word password? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shell.frog.rain.11 (b) Kabir2016
- 35.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Letmein.Ship29 (b) Nisha@Nest@49 (c) Sand#13 (d) LampBrickSand25
- 36.True or false: “the word qwerty” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya@Wheel@50 (b) FernNeemSand74
- 39.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) two-step login turned on (b) the word qwerty (c) the word password (d) one password everywhere
- 40.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your phone number (b) telling a best friend (c) the word password (d) changing a leaked one
Answer key
- a few random words
- two-step login turned on
- changing a leaked one
- long but easy to recall
- random, unrelated words
- True
- add capitals and digits
- boat#pond#rain#12
- a good password habit
- True
- a good password habit
- long random words
- set up with a parent
- True
- Lotus-Fern-Kite54
- rain_plum_corn_83
- a poor password habit
- a good password habit
- a symbol between words
- a passphrase of 3 words
- WheelDrumFrog65
- the number 123456
- True
- writing it on your desk
- Toast.Lake.Leaf56
- cloud.brick.lake.25
- False
- keeping it in your head
- Wheel!Sand!Seed21
- True
- change that password
- a good password habit
- a poor password habit
- shell.frog.rain.11
- LampBrickSand25
- False
- False
- FernNeemSand74
- two-step login turned on
- changing a leaked one
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