Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 28 · 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.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) a calm tone (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) no link at all
2. 2.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) a stranger
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
8. 8.🎣 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
9. 9.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🖱️ 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
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
12. 12.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
13. 13.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) send money now (c) share your PIN (d) call your friend first
28. 28.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
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
30. 30.🎣 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
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
32. 32.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
34. 34.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
36. 36.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
40. 40.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True

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