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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 296 · 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? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a stranger (c) the sender (d) a trusted adult
  4. 4.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a trick to steal info (c) a school club (d) a phone update
  5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  6. 6.🎣 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
  7. 7.📞 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
  8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  9. 9.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  12. 12.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) no link at all (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) a calm tone
  15. 15.🎣 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
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  17. 17.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) forward it (c) reply STOP (d) click to check
  18. 18.🎣 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
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.🎣 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
  26. 26.🎣 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
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  28. 28.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎣 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) urgency (d) a strange link
  32. 32.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  34. 34.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  36. 36.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link

Answer key

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

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