Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 374 · 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) don’t click, ask adult (b) click to check (c) reply STOP (d) forward it
2. 2.🎣 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
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
4. 4.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
9. 9.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) a stranger (c) nobody (d) the sender
10. 10.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
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.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a phone update (d) a school club
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.🎣 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
15. 15.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
17. 17.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
22. 22.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
24. 24.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
27. 27.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with OTP (c) call your friend first (d) share your PIN
30. 30.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
36. 36.🎣 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 strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
37. 37.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
39. 39.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact

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