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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 206 · 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: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  4. 4.🚩 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
  5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  6. 6.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  8. 8.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  11. 11.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) call your friend first (c) share your PIN (d) send money now
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖱️ 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
  19. 19.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  27. 27.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  29. 29.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) the sender (d) a stranger
  37. 37.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  40. 40.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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