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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 168 · 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 number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.🎣 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
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  8. 8.📞 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
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  11. 11.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  18. 18.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  25. 25.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  27. 27.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) reply STOP (c) forward it (d) click to check
  28. 28.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) a trusted adult (c) nobody (d) the sender
  29. 29.🎣 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
  30. 30.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) your correct name (c) a calm tone (d) no link at all
  31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  33. 33.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  38. 38.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  40. 40.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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