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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 329 · 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? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share your PIN (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  6. 6.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) reply STOP (d) don’t click, ask adult
  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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.🚩 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
  11. 11.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
  14. 14.🎣 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
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  16. 16.🎣 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) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  17. 17.🎣 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
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  20. 20.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  27. 27.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) a trusted adult (d) nobody
  32. 32.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  38. 38.🎣 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
  39. 39.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link

Answer key

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

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