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 family names (b) a famous quote (c) random, unrelated words (d) your school motto
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast-Cloud-Chai58 (b) Diya2011
- 3.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) only numbers (b) one short word (c) your name twice (d) a few random words
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) your name and birth year (c) the number 123456 (d) your phone number
- 5.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) your phone number (b) a symbol between words (c) locking your phone (d) one password per account
- 6.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Vihaan_Tent_56 (b) Wheel_57 (c) Vine.Shell.Plum46 (d) password28
- 7.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) typing it out of sight (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) your name and birth year
- 8.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your phone number (b) the word password (c) writing it on your desk (d) typing it out of sight
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) posting it in a chat (b) your phone number (c) your pet’s name (d) long random words
- 10.🧵 Good or poor password habit: your pet’s name? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 11.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) sandchaibellhill (b) Ishaan_Kite_59 (c) shellseedboat10 (d) WolfWheelLotus56
- 12.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the number 123456 (b) changing a leaked one (c) your phone number (d) one password everywhere
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) keeping it in your head (c) a symbol between words (d) your name and birth year
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plum.tiger.chai.43 (b) frogdrumhill84
- 15.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 16.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) password18 (b) Ishaan2015 (c) Plum#Lotus#Pond41 (d) neemcorntigerwolf
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password per account (b) changing a leaked one (c) long random words (d) the number 123456
- 18.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Welcome#Tiger77 (b) Fern!Pond!2015 (c) tentvineseed49 (d) Mango_Kite_Cloud70
- 19.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) posting it in a chat (c) changing a leaked one (d) two-step login turned on
- 20.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add your name (b) add capitals and digits (c) use only one word (d) make it shorter
- 21.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) one password everywhere (c) typing it out of sight (d) a passphrase of 3 words
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TigerWheelMoon53 (b) Diya_Lake_85
- 23.🧵 Good or poor password habit: a passphrase of 3 words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 24.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) short and quick (b) they need no letters (c) long but easy to recall (d) anyone can guess them
- 25.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) dustvinebrickmoon (b) password28 (c) Diya!Bell!38 (d) Wheel.Ship.Toast66
- 26.True or false: “typing it out of sight” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) sandlampmoon17 (b) Leaf-Lotus-2016 (c) Shell@25 (d) Mango-Cloud-Chai29
- 28.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) ignore it (b) post it online (c) use it everywhere (d) change that password
- 29.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Diya2011 (b) DrumLampCloud70 (c) Tiger-11 (d) qwerty11
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it out of sight (b) set up with a parent (c) long random words (d) your phone number
- 31.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Plum.81 (b) Rohan.Brick.84 (c) tigerleaffernkite (d) wolf@ship@lamp@82
- 32.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “long random words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ship_Dust_Pond78 (b) Seed.22
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neemdustsand50 (b) vine@tiger@gold@37
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem@tiger@plum@83 (b) Arjun@Plum@16
- 37.🧵 Good or poor password habit: keeping it in your head? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 38.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Vine@10 (b) vinecornsandleaf (c) sandbellcorn69 (d) Neem#Cloud#Vine36
- 39.True or false: “the word password” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) telling a best friend (b) the number 123456 (c) two-step login turned on (d) your pet’s name
Answer key
- random, unrelated words
- Toast-Cloud-Chai58
- a few random words
- set up with a parent
- your phone number
- Vine.Shell.Plum46
- your name and birth year
- typing it out of sight
- long random words
- a poor password habit
- WolfWheelLotus56
- changing a leaked one
- your name and birth year
- plum.tiger.chai.43
- a good password habit
- Plum#Lotus#Pond41
- the number 123456
- Mango_Kite_Cloud70
- posting it in a chat
- add capitals and digits
- one password everywhere
- TigerWheelMoon53
- a good password habit
- long but easy to recall
- Wheel.Ship.Toast66
- True
- Mango-Cloud-Chai29
- change that password
- DrumLampCloud70
- your phone number
- wolf@ship@lamp@82
- True
- True
- Ship_Dust_Pond78
- vine@tiger@gold@37
- neem@tiger@plum@83
- a good password habit
- Neem#Cloud#Vine36
- False
- two-step login turned on
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