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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 230 · 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: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) reply STOP (d) forward it
  3. 3.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  5. 5.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  7. 7.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) reply with OTP (c) send money now (d) call your friend first
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  14. 14.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  16. 16.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  20. 20.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) a calm tone (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) no link at all
  21. 21.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a phone update
  22. 22.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  30. 30.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a stranger
  31. 31.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  37. 37.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  39. 39.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency

Answer key

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

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