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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 147 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  3. 3.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a trick to steal info (c) a school club (d) a fishing game
  4. 4.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a stranger (c) a trusted adult (d) nobody
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  9. 9.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  11. 11.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) your correct name (d) a calm tone
  12. 12.🎣 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
  13. 13.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  15. 15.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  18. 18.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” 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) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) click to check
  21. 21.🎣 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
  22. 22.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  25. 25.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  29. 29.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  32. 32.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  39. 39.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎣 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

Answer key

  1. a myth
  2. spelling mistakes
  3. a trick to steal info
  4. a trusted adult
  5. a strange link
  6. urgency
  7. a fact
  8. a myth
  9. True
  10. a prize
  11. “act in 5 minutes!”
  12. spelling mistakes
  13. False
  14. urgency
  15. False
  16. a myth
  17. urgency
  18. False
  19. False
  20. don’t click, ask adult
  21. spelling mistakes
  22. False
  23. a strange link
  24. a myth
  25. True
  26. True
  27. spelling mistakes
  28. a fact
  29. True
  30. True
  31. a fact
  32. False
  33. a myth
  34. True
  35. False
  36. True
  37. True
  38. urgency
  39. False
  40. a fact

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