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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

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

Answer key

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

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