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) LakeChaiWheel61 (b) Welcome_Moon80
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemPlumRain55 (b) wolfbrickwheelfern
- 3.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) random, unrelated words (b) your family names (c) a famous quote (d) your school motto
- 4.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add capitals and digits (b) add your name (c) make it shorter (d) use only one word
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) your pet’s name (c) a symbol between words (d) your name and birth year
- 6.True or false: “the word password” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lamp-kite-lotus-14 (b) Ishaan.Rain.19
- 8.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 9.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) changing a leaked one (c) the word password (d) your phone number
- 10.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) ignore it (b) change that password (c) use it everywhere (d) post it online
- 11.True or false: “the word qwerty” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) only numbers (c) your name twice (d) a few random words
- 13.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) changing a leaked one (d) a symbol between words
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) typing it out of sight (c) one password everywhere (d) a symbol between words
- 15.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your name and birth year? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp#Pond#River54 (b) neemgoldtoastkite
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hillponddust24 (b) Nest@Tent@Moon11
- 18.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) long random words (c) writing it on your desk (d) changing a leaked one
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) moonnesttiger27 (b) Password@Bell13 (c) Meera2017 (d) PondRiverWheel21
- 20.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) chaibrickhillfern (b) Kite_Ship_2008 (c) ShipNeemPlum44 (d) Rohan2016
- 21.True or false: “one password per account” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) one password per account (c) changing a leaked one (d) locking your phone
- 23.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 24.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) BrickDrumBoat76 (b) Kabir2014 (c) Ship!Gold!2011 (d) Ship!26
- 25.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long random words (b) the number 123456 (c) the word qwerty (d) posting it in a chat
- 27.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) your phone number (c) telling a best friend (d) long random words
- 29.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 30.True or false: “long random words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Fern@43 (b) brick.bell.vine.29 (c) neemrainbrickfern (d) Letmein@Gold50
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) typing it out of sight (c) long random words (d) writing it on your desk
- 33.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) anyone can guess them (c) short and quick (d) long but easy to recall
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) gold-mango-drum-26 (b) qwerty82
- 35.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) the word password (d) the number 123456
- 37.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word qwerty? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 38.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your phone number (b) posting it in a chat (c) one password everywhere (d) two-step login turned on
- 40.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Mango@Kite@2010 (b) Ishaan2008 (c) PearlNestKite43 (d) chailampneembell
Answer key
- LakeChaiWheel61
- NeemPlumRain55
- random, unrelated words
- add capitals and digits
- a symbol between words
- False
- lamp-kite-lotus-14
- a good password habit
- changing a leaked one
- change that password
- True
- a few random words
- the word qwerty
- one password everywhere
- a poor password habit
- Lamp#Pond#River54
- Nest@Tent@Moon11
- writing it on your desk
- PondRiverWheel21
- ShipNeemPlum44
- False
- your name and birth year
- a good password habit
- BrickDrumBoat76
- a good password habit
- long random words
- False
- long random words
- a poor password habit
- True
- brick.bell.vine.29
- writing it on your desk
- long but easy to recall
- gold-mango-drum-26
- True
- a passphrase of 3 words
- a poor password habit
- False
- two-step login turned on
- PearlNestKite43
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