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 is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) two-step login turned on (c) typing it out of sight (d) one password per account
- 2.🧵 Good or poor password habit: posting it in a chat? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 3.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Brick!75 (b) NeemSeedLake44
- 5.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 6.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 7.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) only numbers (c) your name twice (d) a few random words
- 9.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 10.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) long but easy to recall (b) anyone can guess them (c) they need no letters (d) short and quick
- 12.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) use it everywhere (b) change that password (c) post it online (d) ignore it
- 13.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) telling a best friend (c) long random words (d) one password everywhere
- 14.True or false: “the word password” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) your name and birth year (c) locking your phone (d) two-step login turned on
- 16.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty#Tiger74 (b) Chai.Nest.Boat89
- 18.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “the number 123456” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password everywhere (b) typing it out of sight (c) telling a best friend (d) your pet’s name
- 21.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) posting it in a chat (c) your pet’s name (d) typing it out of sight
- 24.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) BrickPearlSeed87 (b) Saanvi2009 (c) Saanvi_Chai_54 (d) wheelshipseeddrum
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two-step login turned on (b) one password everywhere (c) typing it out of sight (d) keeping it in your head
- 26.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) make it shorter (b) add your name (c) use only one word (d) add capitals and digits
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Saanvi2011 (b) Password_Vine18 (c) rain!hill!dust!80 (d) lotusmangomoon72
- 28.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word password (b) your name and birth year (c) one password per account (d) the number 123456
- 29.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 31.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the number 123456? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) MangoPondBoat17 (b) Meera2010
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word qwerty (b) one password everywhere (c) two-step login turned on (d) posting it in a chat
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampBrickLotus64 (b) Admin!Boat46
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) long random words (c) one password per account (d) the word qwerty
- 37.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) pondkiteplummoon (b) Ishaan#Cloud#16 (c) Rohan2016 (d) Brick_Pond_Corn50
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara2013 (b) Vine!Nest!Tent65
- 39.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) keeping it in your head (c) the word password (d) your phone number
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast_Seed_Frog31 (b) Toast_77
Answer key
- your phone number
- a poor password habit
- False
- NeemSeedLake44
- a good password habit
- a poor password habit
- False
- a few random words
- a poor password habit
- True
- long but easy to recall
- change that password
- long random words
- False
- your name and birth year
- True
- Chai.Nest.Boat89
- False
- False
- typing it out of sight
- True
- False
- typing it out of sight
- BrickPearlSeed87
- one password everywhere
- add capitals and digits
- rain!hill!dust!80
- one password per account
- False
- a good password habit
- True
- a poor password habit
- MangoPondBoat17
- two-step login turned on
- LampBrickLotus64
- the word qwerty
- Brick_Pond_Corn50
- Vine!Nest!Tent65
- keeping it in your head
- Toast_Seed_Frog31
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