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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 267 · 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: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  3. 3.🎣 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
  4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  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.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  8. 8.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  10. 10.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share your PIN (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
  12. 12.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (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) reply STOP (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) forward it
  15. 15.🚩 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!”
  16. 16.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) the sender (c) a trusted adult (d) a stranger
  17. 17.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  21. 21.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  25. 25.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  27. 27.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  29. 29.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  30. 30.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a phone update
  32. 32.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  34. 34.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  38. 38.🎣 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
  39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency

Answer key

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

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