← Phishing red flags lesson New set →

Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 233 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.📞 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
  2. 2.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  5. 5.🎣 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
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  10. 10.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  13. 13.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎣 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
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a trick to steal info (c) a school club (d) a phone update
  25. 25.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
  26. 26.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  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.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) a calm tone (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  31. 31.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  33. 33.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  35. 35.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  37. 37.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact

Answer key

  1. call your friend first
  2. True
  3. True
  4. urgency
  5. spelling mistakes
  6. a strange link
  7. a strange link
  8. spelling mistakes
  9. spelling mistakes
  10. True
  11. a myth
  12. a prize
  13. False
  14. False
  15. False
  16. False
  17. True
  18. True
  19. True
  20. False
  21. a prize
  22. True
  23. False
  24. a trick to steal info
  25. a trusted adult
  26. False
  27. False
  28. a fact
  29. “act in 5 minutes!”
  30. a strange link
  31. False
  32. a prize
  33. False
  34. urgency
  35. False
  36. spelling mistakes
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. a myth

Free cyber safety lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/cyber-safety-for-kids