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 words make the best passphrase? (a) your school motto (b) random, unrelated words (c) a famous quote (d) your family names
- 2.🧵 Good or poor password habit: telling a best friend? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 3.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 4.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 5.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) long random words (c) locking your phone (d) changing a leaked one
- 6.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) post it online (b) use it everywhere (c) ignore it (d) change that password
- 7.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Dust_Mango_Wolf47 (b) cloudrivernest53 (c) Lamp-Neem-2013 (d) Iloveyou@Tiger21
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest@Gold@2012 (b) MangoLakePearl78
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell.63 (b) RainBellSeed69
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) two-step login turned on (c) typing it out of sight (d) telling a best friend
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TigerGoldDrum85 (b) Tent-48
- 12.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 14.True or false: “long random words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧵 Good or poor password habit: set up with a parent? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell@Toast@Kite64 (b) password58
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) posting it in a chat (c) the number 123456 (d) typing it out of sight
- 18.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) your phone number (c) set up with a parent (d) the word qwerty
- 19.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty48 (b) pearl@hill@cloud@84
- 21.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) writing it on your desk (d) long random words
- 22.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) bellwolfpearlchai (b) Hill!Corn!Toast14 (c) Pond!River!2009 (d) seedsandlamp77
- 23.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Lamp#Cloud#Drum48 (b) Vine.Drum.2016 (c) Saanvi2017 (d) Moon#20
- 24.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) a symbol between words (c) your name and birth year (d) the word qwerty
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2008 (b) SeedCornKite82
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shellfernwolf24 (b) Rain!Hill!Chai23
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Ananya-Bell-58 (b) hill!neem!drum!74 (c) Mango.32 (d) mangoshellvinewolf
- 28.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Hill-81 (b) Saanvi2017 (c) leafboatshiptoast (d) RainSandNeem65
- 29.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 30.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) MangoHillLeaf41 (b) goldwolfdust21 (c) Vine!73 (d) Lotus#Kite#2016
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the number 123456 (b) writing it on your desk (c) long random words (d) posting it in a chat
- 32.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) the number 123456 (c) writing it on your desk (d) one password per account
- 33.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) long but easy to recall (b) they need no letters (c) short and quick (d) anyone can guess them
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) moonfernshippearl (b) Ishaan.River.26 (c) Tent_Leaf_2013 (d) hill-fern-moon-75
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) locking your phone (b) telling a best friend (c) your name and birth year (d) the word password
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) one password everywhere (c) your pet’s name (d) changing a leaked one
- 37.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) changing a leaked one (c) your name and birth year (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 39.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) only numbers (b) one short word (c) your name twice (d) a few random words
- 40.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) keeping it in your head (b) your phone number (c) typing it out of sight (d) changing a leaked one
Answer key
- random, unrelated words
- a poor password habit
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- the word qwerty
- change that password
- Dust_Mango_Wolf47
- MangoLakePearl78
- RainBellSeed69
- telling a best friend
- TigerGoldDrum85
- False
- a poor password habit
- True
- a good password habit
- Shell@Toast@Kite64
- typing it out of sight
- set up with a parent
- False
- pearl@hill@cloud@84
- writing it on your desk
- Hill!Corn!Toast14
- Lamp#Cloud#Drum48
- a symbol between words
- SeedCornKite82
- Rain!Hill!Chai23
- hill!neem!drum!74
- RainSandNeem65
- a good password habit
- MangoHillLeaf41
- long random words
- one password per account
- long but easy to recall
- hill-fern-moon-75
- locking your phone
- changing a leaked one
- False
- your name and birth year
- a few random words
- your phone number
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