Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 369 · 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) forward it (b) reply STOP (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) click to check
2. 2.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
4. 4.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a trick to steal info (d) a phone update
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
8. 8.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
11. 11.🎣 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
12. 12.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) reply with OTP (c) send money now (d) call your friend first
17. 17.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
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.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
23. 23.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
28. 28.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
35. 35.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) a calm tone
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (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 strange link. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
40. 40.🎣 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

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