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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 169 · 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: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) your correct name (c) a calm tone (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  8. 8.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  10. 10.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
  12. 12.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  15. 15.🎣 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
  16. 16.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) a stranger
  17. 17.🎣 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
  18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) click to check (d) reply STOP
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  23. 23.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  27. 27.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  33. 33.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) reply with OTP (c) share your PIN (d) send money now
  34. 34.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  40. 40.🎣 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 strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize

Answer key

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

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