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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 366 · 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? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) the sender
  5. 5.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) forward it (c) click to check (d) reply STOP
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.🎣 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
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  16. 16.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a trick to steal info
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  18. 18.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📞 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
  20. 20.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  23. 23.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  26. 26.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  29. 29.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) your correct name (d) no link at all
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  31. 31.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  34. 34.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  37. 37.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  39. 39.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact

Answer key

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

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