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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 297 · 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? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  3. 3.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a stranger (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  6. 6.📞 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
  7. 7.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  9. 9.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) click to check (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) forward it
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  11. 11.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  14. 14.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  20. 20.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  24. 24.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  26. 26.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) a calm tone (d) your correct name
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  35. 35.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  40. 40.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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