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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 184 · 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: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  6. 6.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎣 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) a strange link (d) urgency
  8. 8.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) reply STOP (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) forward it
  9. 9.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  11. 11.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a trick to steal info (d) a phone update
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  14. 14.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.🎣 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 strange link (d) a prize
  18. 18.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  21. 21.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🚩 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
  23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  24. 24.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  27. 27.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  30. 30.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
  32. 32.🎣 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
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  35. 35.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.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 a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency

Answer key

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

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