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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 282 · 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: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🚩 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
  4. 4.🎣 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
  5. 5.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) call your friend first (c) share your PIN (d) reply with OTP
  6. 6.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
  13. 13.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  16. 16.🎣 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
  17. 17.🖱️ 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
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  19. 19.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  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? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  22. 22.🎣 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
  23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  24. 24.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  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) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  35. 35.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  40. 40.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a stranger (c) a trusted adult (d) nobody

Answer key

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

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