Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 244 · 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? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
2. 2.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) no link at all (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) a calm tone
3. 3.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (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) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
11. 11.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) forward it (d) click to check
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
13. 13.🎣 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
14. 14.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? A message can show a friend’s name and still be fake if their account was hacked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
18. 18.🎣 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
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
22. 22.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.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 urgency. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
26. 26.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) a trusted adult
27. 27.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) reply with OTP (c) share your PIN (d) send money now
28. 28.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
34. 34.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎣 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
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
39. 39.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False

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