Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 410 · 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 red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
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.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
9. 9.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
10. 10.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎣 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
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
15. 15.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
17. 17.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎣 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
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
21. 21.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
23. 23.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) your correct name (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) no link at all
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
30. 30.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) send money now (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth

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