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.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) post it online (b) ignore it (c) use it everywhere (d) change that password
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigerseedbrickfrog (b) Wolf!Bell!Rain55
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) your phone number (c) your name and birth year (d) the number 123456
- 4.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) make it shorter (b) add your name (c) add capitals and digits (d) use only one word
- 5.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) typing it out of sight (b) changing a leaked one (c) two-step login turned on (d) the number 123456
- 7.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 8.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Vihaan-Mango-69 (b) lakeneembrickleaf (c) Pond_54 (d) NestGoldCloud46
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) the number 123456 (c) a symbol between words (d) locking your phone
- 10.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the number 123456? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 11.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) two-step login turned on (c) your pet’s name (d) posting it in a chat
- 12.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) your name and birth year (c) the number 123456 (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) two-step login turned on (c) long random words (d) locking your phone
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) one password everywhere (c) the number 123456 (d) two-step login turned on
- 15.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) your school motto (c) random, unrelated words (d) your family names
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum-Corn-Wheel78 (b) Password!Vine74
- 17.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) short and quick (b) long but easy to recall (c) they need no letters (d) anyone can guess them
- 18.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) set up with a parent (b) typing it out of sight (c) your phone number (d) long random words
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Welcome#Dust30 (b) Mango!74 (c) DrumTentTiger18 (d) lakeriverleaf14
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin13 (b) wheel#shell#brick#80
- 21.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) one password per account (d) long random words
- 23.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) chailakebrickwolf (b) Qwerty.Sand57 (c) plum#sand#wheel#13 (d) Cloud#50
- 24.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Kabir_Ship_72 (b) Corn-Mango-Pearl17 (c) Dust.Corn.2009 (d) seeddrumrain83
- 25.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) your phone number (c) changing a leaked one (d) telling a best friend
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Iloveyou-Moon32 (b) pearlleafhill28 (c) RiverMangoToast41 (d) Plum.Wolf.2017
- 28.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) chaisandcornkite (b) Fern!26 (c) letmein79 (d) PlumFernTiger51
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) wolfrivercornlake (b) Fern.83 (c) VineToastTent29 (d) Arjun_Bell_65
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DrumPondNeem16 (b) letmein88
- 31.True or false: “two-step login turned on” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Aarav2009 (b) mango@seed@neem@20 (c) Kite_Wheel_2016 (d) riverboattigertoast
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word password (b) your name and birth year (c) keeping it in your head (d) telling a best friend
- 34.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) one short word (b) your name twice (c) a few random words (d) only numbers
- 35.True or false: “the number 123456” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 37.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) keeping it in your head (b) two-step login turned on (c) the word qwerty (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 39.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your phone number (b) writing it on your desk (c) set up with a parent (d) your pet’s name
- 40.True or false: “the word qwerty” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- change that password
- Wolf!Bell!Rain55
- changing a leaked one
- add capitals and digits
- True
- the number 123456
- a good password habit
- NestGoldCloud46
- the number 123456
- a poor password habit
- two-step login turned on
- a passphrase of 3 words
- telling a best friend
- two-step login turned on
- random, unrelated words
- Drum-Corn-Wheel78
- long but easy to recall
- your phone number
- DrumTentTiger18
- wheel#shell#brick#80
- False
- your name and birth year
- plum#sand#wheel#13
- Corn-Mango-Pearl17
- False
- changing a leaked one
- RiverMangoToast41
- PlumFernTiger51
- VineToastTent29
- DrumPondNeem16
- False
- mango@seed@neem@20
- keeping it in your head
- a few random words
- True
- a good password habit
- False
- the word qwerty
- set up with a parent
- True
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