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) random, unrelated words (b) a famous quote (c) your school motto (d) your family names
- 2.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tent!52 (b) letmein38 (c) neem@drum@brick@28 (d) ferndustsandneem
- 3.🧵 Good or poor password habit: writing it on your desk? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 4.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) your name twice (b) one short word (c) only numbers (d) a few random words
- 5.🧵 Good or poor password habit: keeping it in your head? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 6.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tiger#Bell#Chai35 (b) Arjun!Corn!70 (c) boattigerlotus80 (d) Ananya2014
- 7.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) long random words (c) locking your phone (d) a symbol between words
- 8.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) your phone number (d) two-step login turned on
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) locking your phone (c) one password everywhere (d) posting it in a chat
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) keeping it in your head (c) two-step login turned on (d) the word password
- 12.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainPlumToast30 (b) nestgoldtoasttent
- 14.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) short and quick (b) anyone can guess them (c) they need no letters (d) long but easy to recall
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) keeping it in your head (c) the word qwerty (d) a symbol between words
- 17.True or false: “changing a leaked one” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) your phone number (c) changing a leaked one (d) a symbol between words
- 20.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) two-step login turned on (c) keeping it in your head (d) writing it on your desk
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word password (b) keeping it in your head (c) your phone number (d) the word qwerty
- 22.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) your name and birth year (c) telling a best friend (d) your pet’s name
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel@Nest@Fern31 (b) riverlampnest34
- 24.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Vihaan@Rain@27 (b) Leaf-Mango-Lotus81 (c) Gold@Pond@2015 (d) boatriverhilllamp
- 26.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) posting it in a chat (b) one password per account (c) your pet’s name (d) your phone number
- 27.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password per account? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 28.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Nest!27 (b) Letmein@Mango80 (c) Shell-Plum-2013 (d) plum@leaf@lotus@64
- 29.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) long random words (c) locking your phone (d) your name and birth year
- 30.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) make it shorter (b) use only one word (c) add your name (d) add capitals and digits
- 31.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Diya2013 (b) welcome48 (c) rain!seed!moon!28 (d) fernleafcloud21
- 32.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Mango!Lotus!Rain28 (b) wolfnestlotus52 (c) Bell_72 (d) Vihaan2010
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya_Fern_70 (b) tiger!plum!river!75
- 34.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearl-toast-ship-67 (b) Arjun#Corn#79
- 36.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) locking your phone (c) your name and birth year (d) the word password
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigerdrumlakeseed (b) HillVineLotus37
- 38.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) wolftoastshiplamp (b) Fern-Frog-Tiger72 (c) Moon!26 (d) Welcome-Chai10
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) goldshipneemwheel (b) fern@river@frog@89
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) seedkitemoon11 (b) Shell.River.Fern76
Answer key
- random, unrelated words
- neem@drum@brick@28
- a poor password habit
- a few random words
- a good password habit
- Tiger#Bell#Chai35
- your pet’s name
- True
- your phone number
- locking your phone
- the word password
- a good password habit
- RainPlumToast30
- False
- long but easy to recall
- the word qwerty
- False
- True
- your phone number
- writing it on your desk
- keeping it in your head
- a symbol between words
- Wheel@Nest@Fern31
- False
- Leaf-Mango-Lotus81
- one password per account
- a good password habit
- plum@leaf@lotus@64
- your name and birth year
- add capitals and digits
- rain!seed!moon!28
- Mango!Lotus!Rain28
- tiger!plum!river!75
- False
- pearl-toast-ship-67
- locking your phone
- HillVineLotus37
- Fern-Frog-Tiger72
- fern@river@frog@89
- Shell.River.Fern76
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