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 is the odd one out? (a) your name and birth year (b) your pet’s name (c) long random words (d) telling a best friend
- 2.🔀 Which words make the best passphrase? (a) your family names (b) your school motto (c) a famous quote (d) random, unrelated words
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it on your desk (b) keeping it in your head (c) your pet’s name (d) your name and birth year
- 4.True or false: “one password per account” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “keeping it in your head” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧵 Good or poor password habit: long random words? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 7.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) the word qwerty (b) your name and birth year (c) two-step login turned on (d) the number 123456
- 8.🧵 What is a passphrase? (a) your name twice (b) one short word (c) only numbers (d) a few random words
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2018 (b) GoldShellTiger84
- 10.True or false: “the word password” is a poor password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) changing a leaked one (b) one password everywhere (c) a passphrase of 3 words (d) two-step login turned on
- 12.🧵 Good or poor password habit: locking your phone? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 13.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) lamp.fern.shell.78 (b) shipdustdrumtoast (c) Lake-Boat-2010 (d) Chai_44
- 14.True or false: “the number 123456” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: “set up with a parent” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is a good password habit? (a) your pet’s name (b) posting it in a chat (c) one password everywhere (d) one password per account
- 17.True or false: “a symbol between words” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinecornseed20 (b) Seed!Nest!Lamp15
- 19.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Neem-29 (b) Brick!Boat!2010 (c) Ananya2014 (d) DrumShipFern35
- 20.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) one password per account (b) set up with a parent (c) keeping it in your head (d) your phone number
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RiverTigerRain31 (b) Arjun2011
- 22.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) a symbol between words (b) typing it out of sight (c) one password per account (d) your name and birth year
- 23.🧵 Good or poor password habit: the number 123456? (a) a poor password habit (b) a good password habit
- 24.Which of these is a poor password habit? (a) locking your phone (b) one password per account (c) a symbol between words (d) telling a best friend
- 25.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Welcome#Nest55 (b) Seed@74 (c) NeemBellWolf78 (d) Kabir2015
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word password (b) set up with a parent (c) the word qwerty (d) your pet’s name
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password84 (b) PondPlumBell53
- 28.🔁 A website you use says its passwords leaked. What should you do? (a) post it online (b) ignore it (c) change that password (d) use it everywhere
- 29.True or false: “one password everywhere” is a poor password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Hill#Chai#Ship27 (b) nestfrogdust24 (c) Arjun@Fern@69 (d) Pearl.Toast.2011
- 31.True or false: “a passphrase of 3 words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧵 Good or poor password habit: changing a leaked one? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 33.🧵 Good or poor password habit: keeping it in your head? (a) a good password habit (b) a poor password habit
- 34.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Kabir2016 (b) Welcome.Plum87 (c) MangoVineMoon31 (d) Saanvi@Frog@78
- 35.True or false: “the word password” is a good password habit. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) neemchaicorn65 (b) Rain_Pond_Drum40 (c) Saanvi@Cloud@21 (d) Nisha2015
- 37.🧠 Why are passphrases good? (a) they need no letters (b) short and quick (c) long but easy to recall (d) anyone can guess them
- 38.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) Saanvi_Kite_30 (b) leafchaibell14 (c) Iloveyou!Pond11 (d) BoatSandLamp77
- 39.🔐 Which password follows ALL of our rules? (a) sand!wolf!seed!48 (b) Kabir2014 (c) belldrumgoldnest (d) Corn_Pearl_2015
- 40.True or false: “long random words” is a good password habit. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- long random words
- random, unrelated words
- keeping it in your head
- False
- False
- a good password habit
- two-step login turned on
- a few random words
- GoldShellTiger84
- True
- one password everywhere
- a good password habit
- lamp.fern.shell.78
- True
- True
- one password per account
- False
- Seed!Nest!Lamp15
- DrumShipFern35
- your phone number
- RiverTigerRain31
- your name and birth year
- a poor password habit
- telling a best friend
- NeemBellWolf78
- set up with a parent
- PondPlumBell53
- change that password
- True
- Hill#Chai#Ship27
- True
- a good password habit
- a good password habit
- MangoVineMoon31
- False
- Rain_Pond_Drum40
- long but easy to recall
- BoatSandLamp77
- sand!wolf!seed!48
- True
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