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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 153 · 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.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  4. 4.🚩 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
  5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  9. 9.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) nobody (c) the sender (d) a stranger
  12. 12.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  16. 16.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  20. 20.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎣 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
  22. 22.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) call your friend first (c) reply with OTP (d) share your PIN
  23. 23.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🖱️ 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
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  27. 27.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
  29. 29.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? A message can show a friend’s name and still be fake if their account was hacked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  34. 34.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  36. 36.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  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) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize

Answer key

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

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