Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 417 · 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 from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
5. 5.🎣 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
6. 6.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
8. 8.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a trusted adult (c) nobody (d) a stranger
9. 9.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) reply STOP (c) forward it (d) don’t click, ask adult
11. 11.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) your correct name (c) a calm tone (d) no link at all
12. 12.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) share your PIN (c) send money now (d) call your friend first
13. 13.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎣 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
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (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) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
21. 21.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
27. 27.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
36. 36.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
38. 38.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
40. 40.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

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