Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 434 · 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? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
3. 3.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
8. 8.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) call your friend first (c) reply with OTP (d) send money now
9. 9.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) a trusted adult
11. 11.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) reply STOP (d) forward it
12. 12.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
15. 15.🎣 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
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
18. 18.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
19. 19.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a fishing game (c) a phone update (d) a trick to steal info
20. 20.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
23. 23.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
26. 26.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
30. 30.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
33. 33.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
35. 35.🎣 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
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
37. 37.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link

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