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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

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

Answer key

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

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