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.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) make it shorter (b) add capitals and digits (c) add your name (d) use only one word
- 2.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) post it online (b) use it everywhere (c) change that password (d) ignore it
- 3.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) anyone can guess them (b) long but easy to recall (c) short and quick (d) they need no letters
- 5.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) the number 123456 (c) one password per account (d) changing a leaked one
- 6.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) changing a leaked one (b) locking your phone (c) one password per account (d) the word qwerty
- 7.🧵 Good or poor password habit: long random words? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 8.True or false: “your phone number” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “locking your phone” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word qwerty (b) writing it on your desk (c) one password per account (d) your phone number
- 11.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Kabir2017 (b) raincornriver53 (c) leaf!frog!neem!19 (d) Lake-59
- 12.True or false: “your phone number” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the number 123456 (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) a symbol between words (d) changing a leaked one
- 14.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) welcome19 (b) kiteriverdrumhill (c) Kite@63 (d) Shell.Tiger.Pearl64
- 15.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) keeping it in your head (b) the word password (c) changing a leaked one (d) one password per account
- 17.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) your school motto (c) your family names (d) random, unrelated words
- 18.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Nest.Cloud.2008 (b) welcome24 (c) ChaiNestKite22 (d) Letmein#Leaf64
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) gold!plum!bell!86 (b) Tara!Cloud!63
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long random words (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) typing it out of sight (d) your pet’s name
- 22.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) CloudShipLotus85 (b) admin30 (c) Ishaan-Nest-21 (d) Lamp#65
- 24.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) your pet’s name (c) one password everywhere (d) changing a leaked one
- 25.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Welcome-Mango83 (b) neem#drum#cloud#31 (c) Gold_Neem_2016 (d) nesttigerlamp27
- 26.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) two-step login turned on (c) long random words (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 27.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) writing it on your desk (c) your name and birth year (d) the word password
- 29.True or false: “long random words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) set up with a parent (c) a symbol between words (d) your pet’s name
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) brick!lotus!seed!18 (b) leafpondseedcloud
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) bellgoldplumsand (b) Corn-Brick-Tiger20
- 33.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun2014 (b) Cloud!Neem!Vine84
- 36.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password everywhere? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl#Fern#Lamp28 (b) Iloveyou@Wheel36
- 38.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Lamp#Pearl#Rain64 (b) Password!Corn65 (c) goldwolfmoon75 (d) Tent@28
- 40.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Nest@Leaf@2015 (b) seedplumkitedrum (c) LeafCloudWolf59 (d) lampdustkite44
Answer key
- add capitals and digits
- change that password
- False
- long but easy to recall
- the number 123456
- the word qwerty
- a good password habit
- False
- False
- one password per account
- leaf!frog!neem!19
- True
- the number 123456
- Shell.Tiger.Pearl64
- True
- the word password
- random, unrelated words
- a good password habit
- ChaiNestKite22
- gold!plum!bell!86
- your pet’s name
- False
- CloudShipLotus85
- changing a leaked one
- neem#drum#cloud#31
- posting it in a chat
- False
- set up with a parent
- False
- your pet’s name
- brick!lotus!seed!18
- Corn-Brick-Tiger20
- False
- True
- Cloud!Neem!Vine84
- a poor password habit
- Pearl#Fern#Lamp28
- False
- Lamp#Pearl#Rain64
- LeafCloudWolf59
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