Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 397 · 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.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) a calm tone (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) no link at all
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
6. 6.🖱️ 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
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
8. 8.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
10. 10.🎣 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
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
12. 12.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
16. 16.🎣 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
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
18. 18.🎣 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
19. 19.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) a trusted adult (c) nobody (d) the sender
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a trick to steal info (c) a school club (d) a phone update
23. 23.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
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.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
29. 29.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” 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 urgency. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
32. 32.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
36. 36.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
37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
38. 38.🎣 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
39. 39.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) call your friend first (c) send money now (d) share your PIN
40. 40.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True

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