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 of these is a good password habit? (a) one password everywhere (b) your name and birth year (c) typing it out of sight (d) your pet’s name
- 2.True or false: “writing it on your desk” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “your phone number” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) keeping it in your head (b) the number 123456 (c) your pet’s name (d) posting it in a chat
- 5.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your family names (b) your school motto (c) random, unrelated words (d) a famous quote
- 6.True or false: “the number 123456” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) your pet’s name (c) changing a leaked one (d) one password everywhere
- 8.True or false: “one password per account” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) posting it in a chat (b) a symbol between words (c) one password per account (d) long random words
- 10.🧵 Good or poor password habit: set up with a parent? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 11.🧵 Good or poor password habit: one password per account? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password everywhere (b) the word password (c) locking your phone (d) the number 123456
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheel!leaf!pearl!48 (b) password42
- 14.🧵 Good or poor password habit: posting it in a chat? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 15.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) posting it in a chat (c) long random words (d) your name and birth year
- 16.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password everywhere (b) your phone number (c) one password per account (d) writing it on your desk
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) two-step login turned on (d) writing it on your desk
- 19.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) writing it on your desk (b) the number 123456 (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) your pet’s name
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty-River33 (b) Neem-Vine-River79
- 21.🧵 Good or poor password habit: telling a best friend? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 22.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the word password? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) keeping it in your head (c) locking your phone (d) long random words
- 24.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) set up with a parent (c) the word password (d) writing it on your desk
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand-Rain-Hill16 (b) Tiger.30
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plummoonpearllamp (b) River_Toast_Ship19
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) RainFrogBoat73 (b) Rain#Mango#2012 (c) Meera@Pond@34 (d) Iloveyou!Boat50
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome@Kite48 (b) TentSandRiver25
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your pet’s name (b) your phone number (c) one password everywhere (d) two-step login turned on
- 30.True or false: “the number 123456” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) change that password (b) ignore it (c) post it online (d) use it everywhere
- 32.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your phone number? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 33.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) the word password (c) posting it in a chat (d) changing a leaked one
- 34.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “one password per account” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) keeping it in your head (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) two-step login turned on (d) the number 123456
- 37.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) use only one word (b) add your name (c) add capitals and digits (d) make it shorter
- 38.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Toast_Pearl_2017 (b) Nest@48 (c) sand-boat-shell-88 (d) iloveyou28
- 39.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
Answer key
- typing it out of sight
- True
- True
- keeping it in your head
- random, unrelated words
- False
- changing a leaked one
- False
- posting it in a chat
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- locking your phone
- wheel!leaf!pearl!48
- a poor password habit
- long random words
- a poor password habit
- one password per account
- writing it on your desk
- a passphrase of 3 words
- Neem-Vine-River79
- a poor password habit
- a poor password habit
- your name and birth year
- set up with a parent
- Sand-Rain-Hill16
- River_Toast_Ship19
- RainFrogBoat73
- TentSandRiver25
- two-step login turned on
- True
- change that password
- a poor password habit
- changing a leaked one
- False
- True
- the number 123456
- add capitals and digits
- sand-boat-shell-88
- True
- a good password habit
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