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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 349 · 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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  2. 2.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) reply STOP (c) click to check (d) don’t click, ask adult
  5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 6.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a trusted adult (c) nobody (d) a stranger
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  8. 8.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a trick to steal info (d) a phone update
  10. 10.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) your correct name (c) a calm tone (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  15. 15.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  20. 20.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  23. 23.🎣 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
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share your PIN (c) reply with OTP (d) call your friend first
  27. 27.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎣 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
  29. 29.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  31. 31.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  33. 33.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  35. 35.🎣 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) a prize (d) urgency
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  38. 38.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  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) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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