Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 371 · 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 from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) call your friend first (c) share your PIN (d) send money now
2. 2.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
4. 4.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a fishing game (c) a trick to steal info (d) a phone update
5. 5.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🖱️ 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
8. 8.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
13. 13.🎣 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) a strange link (d) urgency
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? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
19. 19.🎣 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
20. 20.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
26. 26.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.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
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (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) no link at all (c) your correct name (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
38. 38.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes

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