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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 247 · 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: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a stranger (c) a trusted adult (d) nobody
  3. 3.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  5. 5.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with OTP (c) call your friend first (d) share your PIN
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  7. 7.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  9. 9.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
  10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  20. 20.🎣 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) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  22. 22.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) your correct name (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) no link at all
  23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  24. 24.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  28. 28.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎣 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
  30. 30.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) click to check (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
  34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  36. 36.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎣 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
  38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  40. 40.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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