Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 275 · 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: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.🎣 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
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
7. 7.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) forward it (d) click to check
8. 8.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
10. 10.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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
12. 12.🎣 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
13. 13.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
15. 15.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
17. 17.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
20. 20.📞 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
21. 21.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
23. 23.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
29. 29.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
31. 31.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎣 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
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
40. 40.🎣 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

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