Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 257 · 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.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a trick to steal info
2. 2.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
4. 4.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a stranger
6. 6.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
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.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) forward it (d) reply STOP
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
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.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (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) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
21. 21.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎣 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
23. 23.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) a calm tone
24. 24.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
27. 27.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) send money now (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
29. 29.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
35. 35.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
37. 37.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
40. 40.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False

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