Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 162 · 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 strange link (d) a prize
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
3. 3.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) reply STOP (c) click to check (d) forward it
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) call your friend first (c) send money now (d) share your PIN
8. 8.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
11. 11.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎣 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
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
17. 17.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) nobody
18. 18.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
22. 22.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a phone update
23. 23.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
25. 25.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
27. 27.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
30. 30.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
32. 32.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
38. 38.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link

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