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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 196 · 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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🖱️ 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
  6. 6.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) no link at all (d) a calm tone
  13. 13.🎣 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
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  17. 17.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a fishing game (c) a trick to steal info (d) a phone update
  18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  23. 23.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a stranger (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
  26. 26.🎣 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
  27. 27.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎣 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
  29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  30. 30.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  36. 36.📞 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
  37. 37.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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