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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 303 · 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: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  6. 6.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  12. 12.📞 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
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  19. 19.🚩 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!”
  20. 20.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  22. 22.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  24. 24.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
  27. 27.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  29. 29.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (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.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a school club (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
  32. 32.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  38. 38.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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