Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 289 · 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.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
2. 2.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) nobody (c) the sender (d) a stranger
3. 3.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) reply with OTP (c) send money now (d) share your PIN
4. 4.🎣 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 prize (d) a strange link
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
6. 6.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? A message can show a friend’s name and still be fake if their account was hacked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
14. 14.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
16. 16.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎣 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
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
19. 19.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
23. 23.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) click to check (c) reply STOP (d) don’t click, ask adult
25. 25.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) no link at all (c) a calm tone (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.🎣 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) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
32. 32.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a fishing game (c) a trick to steal info (d) a phone update
33. 33.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
35. 35.🎣 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
36. 36.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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