Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 163 · 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.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) the sender (d) a stranger
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
4. 4.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a phone update
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
11. 11.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) a calm tone (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) no link at all
12. 12.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
15. 15.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎣 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
19. 19.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
20. 20.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (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.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
27. 27.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) send money now (c) reply with OTP (d) call your friend first
28. 28.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
31. 31.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
33. 33.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎣 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) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
36. 36.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
39. 39.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True

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