Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 243 · 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.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) send money now (c) share your PIN (d) call your friend first
2. 2.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) forward it (c) click to check (d) reply STOP
6. 6.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
11. 11.🎣 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
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
13. 13.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a trick to steal info
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
18. 18.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) no link at all (c) your correct name (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.🎣 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
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
22. 22.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) the sender
25. 25.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
28. 28.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
38. 38.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True

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