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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 273 · 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.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  2. 2.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) the sender
  3. 3.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  7. 7.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) send money now (c) reply with OTP (d) share your PIN
  8. 8.🎣 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
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎣 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
  20. 20.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
  21. 21.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  28. 28.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a trick to steal info (c) a phone update (d) a fishing game
  29. 29.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  31. 31.🎣 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
  32. 32.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  33. 33.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  40. 40.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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