Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 208 · 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.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
2. 2.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share your PIN (c) reply with OTP (d) call your friend first
3. 3.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
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) a trusted adult (d) nobody
7. 7.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
10. 10.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) reply STOP (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) click to check
11. 11.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
13. 13.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) your correct name (d) a calm tone
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
16. 16.🎣 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
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
18. 18.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
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
21. 21.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
24. 24.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎣 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
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
29. 29.🎣 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
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
37. 37.🎣 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 prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
39. 39.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize

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