Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 143 · 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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) click to check (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) your correct name (d) no link at all
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
8. 8.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
10. 10.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) a stranger (c) the sender (d) nobody
11. 11.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎣 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
16. 16.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
18. 18.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with OTP (c) call your friend first (d) share your PIN
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
22. 22.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.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
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
31. 31.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
33. 33.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
36. 36.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
39. 39.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False

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