Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 324 · 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.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) click to check (c) forward it (d) don’t click, ask adult
3. 3.🎣 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
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
5. 5.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
8. 8.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
11. 11.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
15. 15.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) no link at all (c) a calm tone (d) your correct name
16. 16.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) the sender (d) a stranger
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
19. 19.📞 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
20. 20.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
26. 26.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
28. 28.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
32. 32.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
36. 36.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
38. 38.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a phone update (c) a school club (d) a fishing game
39. 39.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth

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