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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 428 · 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: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  5. 5.🎣 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) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  9. 9.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  11. 11.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  17. 17.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) reply with OTP (c) send money now (d) call your friend first
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  21. 21.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) a trusted adult
  23. 23.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  27. 27.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  29. 29.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
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) a calm tone (d) your correct name
  33. 33.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎣 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
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  36. 36.🎣 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
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  38. 38.🎣 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
  39. 39.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. False
  4. urgency
  5. urgency
  6. a strange link
  7. a prize
  8. a prize
  9. True
  10. a fact
  11. True
  12. a trick to steal info
  13. a strange link
  14. a fact
  15. spelling mistakes
  16. spelling mistakes
  17. call your friend first
  18. urgency
  19. urgency
  20. a myth
  21. True
  22. a trusted adult
  23. True
  24. False
  25. a prize
  26. spelling mistakes
  27. False
  28. a myth
  29. False
  30. a fact
  31. True
  32. “act in 5 minutes!”
  33. False
  34. urgency
  35. a prize
  36. spelling mistakes
  37. a strange link
  38. a fact
  39. False
  40. True

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