Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 319 · 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? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
2. 2.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
3. 3.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) a calm tone
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
8. 8.🎣 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
9. 9.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
18. 18.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
21. 21.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
25. 25.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
27. 27.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) send money now (c) reply with OTP (d) call your friend first
28. 28.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) a trusted adult
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
32. 32.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
37. 37.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) reply STOP (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) click to check
39. 39.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
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) True (b) False

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