Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

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

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