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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 441 · 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 accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  3. 3.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) click to check
  4. 4.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a fishing game (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) a calm tone (c) no link at all (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  10. 10.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  12. 12.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎣 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
  15. 15.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) a trusted adult (d) nobody
  16. 16.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) call your friend first (c) share your PIN (d) reply with OTP
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  27. 27.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  29. 29.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  32. 32.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  36. 36.🎣 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
  37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  39. 39.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a fact
  3. don’t click, ask adult
  4. a trick to steal info
  5. spelling mistakes
  6. a myth
  7. False
  8. “act in 5 minutes!”
  9. urgency
  10. False
  11. urgency
  12. True
  13. False
  14. urgency
  15. a trusted adult
  16. call your friend first
  17. a fact
  18. a myth
  19. False
  20. True
  21. a myth
  22. urgency
  23. spelling mistakes
  24. a prize
  25. a fact
  26. a strange link
  27. False
  28. a prize
  29. False
  30. False
  31. a prize
  32. True
  33. True
  34. a myth
  35. spelling mistakes
  36. a strange link
  37. a fact
  38. a myth
  39. False
  40. False

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