Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 406 · 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.🎣 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
2. 2.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) a calm tone (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
3. 3.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
5. 5.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) click to check (c) forward it (d) don’t click, ask adult
6. 6.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
9. 9.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) a trusted adult
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
15. 15.🎣 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
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
22. 22.🎣 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
23. 23.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
25. 25.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) reply with OTP (c) share your PIN (d) send money now
26. 26.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
28. 28.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
35. 35.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
38. 38.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize

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