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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 373 · 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? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  3. 3.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  5. 5.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎣 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) urgency (d) a prize
  7. 7.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎣 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
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  15. 15.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) reply STOP (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) forward it
  16. 16.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) the sender
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  18. 18.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  23. 23.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) send money now (c) reply with OTP (d) call your friend first
  24. 24.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” 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) urgency (d) a prize
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  29. 29.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a trick to steal info
  32. 32.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  34. 34.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  37. 37.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) your correct name (c) a calm tone (d) no link at all
  38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  39. 39.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes

Answer key

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

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