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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 200 · 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? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  2. 2.🎣 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 strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  3. 3.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎣 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) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  5. 5.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) a calm tone
  6. 6.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
  8. 8.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  11. 11.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) reply STOP (d) click to check
  12. 12.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  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) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) reply with OTP (c) call your friend first (d) send money now
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.🎣 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
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) the sender
  26. 26.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  29. 29.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  31. 31.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  35. 35.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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