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.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) anyone can guess them (b) short and quick (c) long but easy to recall (d) they need no letters
- 2.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) long random words (b) one password per account (c) the word qwerty (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password per account (b) long random words (c) your pet’s name (d) a symbol between words
- 4.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) riverseedwheel76 (b) Tiger_Wolf_Bell19 (c) Ananya@Leaf@75 (d) Wheel_Tiger_2018
- 5.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) nestlakemoondrum (b) Ananya#Leaf#76 (c) drum.brick.wheel.40 (d) Qwerty-Tent12
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearltigerleaf44 (b) Fern!Kite!Wheel57
- 7.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) posting it in a chat (c) one password everywhere (d) the word password
- 8.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) the word password (c) locking your phone (d) the number 123456
- 9.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) the word password (c) the word qwerty (d) changing a leaked one
- 10.True or false: “locking your phone” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “posting it in a chat” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) telling a best friend (c) one password everywhere (d) the word qwerty
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou18 (b) Tiger-Corn-Dust83
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) the word password (c) your pet’s name (d) your name and birth year
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp!Moon!Mango33 (b) admin43
- 16.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your school motto (b) your family names (c) random, unrelated words (d) a famous quote
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein#Chai28 (b) leaf#boat#hill#68
- 18.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CornVineNest27 (b) Nisha2011
- 20.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 21.True or false: “long random words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) locking your phone (b) one password everywhere (c) writing it on your desk (d) the word qwerty
- 23.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) your name and birth year (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) your pet’s name
- 24.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Brick#Kite#2018 (b) Arjun2010 (c) Bell#54 (d) RiverSeedBoat26
- 25.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Meera2014 (b) Ishaan-Wolf-34 (c) Boat.15 (d) NestCornKite81
- 26.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) one password everywhere (c) telling a best friend (d) a symbol between words
- 27.True or false: “telling a best friend” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) lampvinetiger57 (b) Brick-Chai-2011 (c) welcome32 (d) Mango!Bell!Sand32
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) wheel@tiger@mango@40 (b) Meera2012 (c) welcome86 (d) Aarav-Wolf-30
- 30.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) iloveyou25 (b) Lamp-32 (c) ChaiRiverFrog40 (d) Tara!Lotus!14
- 31.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) welcome75 (b) Letmein_Neem34 (c) tigermoontoasttent (d) RainDustPlum37
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera_Fern_86 (b) Pond@Vine@Moon36
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password-Seed37 (b) mango.tiger.lake.40
- 35.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) long random words (c) the word qwerty (d) writing it on your desk
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) seedshipvinemoon (b) MoonKiteDust34
- 37.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudmoondust25 (b) Gold-Lake-Mango83
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite#89 (b) Gold.Toast.Moon40
- 40.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- long but easy to recall
- the word qwerty
- your pet’s name
- Tiger_Wolf_Bell19
- drum.brick.wheel.40
- Fern!Kite!Wheel57
- typing it out of sight
- locking your phone
- changing a leaked one
- True
- True
- typing it out of sight
- Tiger-Corn-Dust83
- set up with a parent
- Lamp!Moon!Mango33
- random, unrelated words
- leaf#boat#hill#68
- True
- CornVineNest27
- a good password habit
- True
- locking your phone
- a passphrase of 3 words
- RiverSeedBoat26
- NestCornKite81
- a symbol between words
- False
- Mango!Bell!Sand32
- wheel@tiger@mango@40
- ChaiRiverFrog40
- a poor password habit
- RainDustPlum37
- Pond@Vine@Moon36
- mango.tiger.lake.40
- long random words
- MoonKiteDust34
- a poor password habit
- Gold-Lake-Mango83
- Gold.Toast.Moon40
- True
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