Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 187 · 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.🎣 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
2. 2.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) nobody
4. 4.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
6. 6.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) a calm tone (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
7. 7.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a trick to steal info (c) a school club (d) a fishing game
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
13. 13.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
17. 17.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share your PIN (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
20. 20.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎣 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) a prize (d) urgency
23. 23.🎣 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
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
25. 25.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
28. 28.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.🎣 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
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
33. 33.🎣 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) a prize (d) urgency
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
35. 35.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) forward it (c) click to check (d) don’t click, ask adult
38. 38.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth

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