Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 330 · 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.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) reply STOP (c) click to check (d) forward it
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? A message can show a friend’s name and still be fake if their account was hacked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
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? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
6. 6.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a stranger (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
8. 8.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
12. 12.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) share your PIN (c) send money now (d) call your friend first
13. 13.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
17. 17.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
19. 19.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🚩 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!”
24. 24.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
26. 26.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
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 myth (b) a fact
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎣 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
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
34. 34.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
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
37. 37.🎣 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
38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
39. 39.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True

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