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.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) anyone can guess them (b) they need no letters (c) short and quick (d) long but easy to recall
- 2.➕ The passphrase “kite river lamp” becomes stronger if you… (a) add your name (b) make it shorter (c) add capitals and digits (d) use only one word
- 3.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) your pet’s name (c) writing it on your desk (d) one password everywhere
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DrumDustTiger17 (b) Lamp.Wheel.2009
- 5.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) telling a best friend (c) locking your phone (d) a symbol between words
- 6.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) a famous quote (b) random, unrelated words (c) your family names (d) your school motto
- 7.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) post it online (b) change that password (c) use it everywhere (d) ignore it
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lampfernhill10 (b) Cloud.Boat.Sand22
- 9.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) the number 123456 (c) posting it in a chat (d) two-step login turned on
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it in your head (b) long random words (c) the word qwerty (d) set up with a parent
- 11.True or false: “your pet’s name” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) one password everywhere (c) long random words (d) the word password
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold#Pearl#Neem29 (b) Diya.Tiger.51
- 14.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a passphrase of 3 words (b) your phone number (c) one password per account (d) a symbol between words
- 15.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) admin19 (b) Password#Drum41 (c) Lake.17 (d) NestLotusToast41
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotus_dust_bell_42 (b) Fern@50
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem_brick_seed_10 (b) wheelmoonbrickboat
- 18.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) plum!rain!lake!59 (b) Admin!Ship18 (c) Ship@River@2018 (d) Saanvi2014
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein.Lotus87 (b) Lake!Boat!Pearl78
- 20.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Tiger_Kite_Wolf46 (b) riverdustlake77 (c) Corn#49 (d) Tent@Lake@2012
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing a leaked one (b) a passphrase of 3 words (c) your name and birth year (d) set up with a parent
- 22.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) dustkitelamppearl (b) Lotus_Frog_2016 (c) Ishaan2012 (d) NestWolfPond27
- 23.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your name and birth year (b) the number 123456 (c) your phone number (d) set up with a parent
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainTentMango32 (b) Moon_38
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password everywhere (b) telling a best friend (c) typing it out of sight (d) writing it on your desk
- 26.True or false: “long random words” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) password23 (b) Lake!Frog!Kite65 (c) Sand_26 (d) bricktentsandfrog
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plumshellwheel67 (b) bell.tiger.corn.38
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum_Frog_Seed88 (b) Sand@Lake@2016
- 30.True or false: “your name and birth year” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧵 Good or poor password habit: two-step login turned on? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 32.🧵 Good or poor password habit: typing it out of sight? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a best friend (b) set up with a parent (c) writing it on your desk (d) your phone number
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) admin39 (b) boatlotusseedlamp (c) laketentbell48 (d) Chai!Vine!Boat76
- 35.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Kite_River_2008 (b) Vihaan_Chai_75 (c) Lotus#50 (d) Leaf_Toast_Bell22
- 36.True or false: “locking your phone” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up with a parent (b) the word password (c) a symbol between words (d) keeping it in your head
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password everywhere (b) the word password (c) the number 123456 (d) a symbol between words
- 39.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) rain#pearl#boat#18 (b) leafboatbrickfern (c) Aarav2016 (d) Seed@Hill@2017
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one password everywhere (b) writing it on your desk (c) the number 123456 (d) a passphrase of 3 words
Answer key
- long but easy to recall
- add capitals and digits
- a passphrase of 3 words
- DrumDustTiger17
- telling a best friend
- random, unrelated words
- change that password
- Cloud.Boat.Sand22
- two-step login turned on
- the word qwerty
- True
- long random words
- Gold#Pearl#Neem29
- your phone number
- NestLotusToast41
- lotus_dust_bell_42
- neem_brick_seed_10
- plum!rain!lake!59
- Lake!Boat!Pearl78
- Tiger_Kite_Wolf46
- your name and birth year
- NestWolfPond27
- set up with a parent
- RainTentMango32
- typing it out of sight
- False
- Lake!Frog!Kite65
- bell.tiger.corn.38
- Plum_Frog_Seed88
- True
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- set up with a parent
- Chai!Vine!Boat76
- Leaf_Toast_Bell22
- True
- the word password
- a symbol between words
- rain#pearl#boat#18
- a passphrase of 3 words
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