Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 236 · 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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
4. 4.🎣 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
5. 5.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
6. 6.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
7. 7.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
8. 8.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
9. 9.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
14. 14.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) call your friend first (c) send money now (d) reply with OTP
15. 15.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
18. 18.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) reply STOP (c) click to check (d) don’t click, ask adult
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
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) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (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) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
30. 30.🎣 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
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
34. 34.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
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.🎣 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
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth

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