Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 114 · 40 questions

Stay safe (Spot the trick): Urgency: “act now”, “last chance”, “your account will be closed”. A prize or reward you never entered for; a strange link; many spelling mistakes. Real companies never ask for your password or OTP by message. Don’t click or reply — ask a trusted adult.

1. 1.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
4. 4.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
8. 8.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
12. 12.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) a calm tone
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
17. 17.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
19. 19.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) click to check (d) forward it
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a trick to steal info (d) a phone update
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
28. 28.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) send money now (c) reply with OTP (d) share your PIN
29. 29.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) the sender
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? A message can show a friend’s name and still be fake if their account was hacked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link

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