Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 45 · 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? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
3. 3.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) send money now (c) reply with OTP (d) call your friend first
5. 5.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) click to check (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) forward it
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
8. 8.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
11. 11.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎣 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) urgency (d) a strange link
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
15. 15.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) a calm tone (c) your correct name (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
17. 17.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a phone update
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
25. 25.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎣 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
27. 27.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
33. 33.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
36. 36.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
38. 38.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (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 urgency. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize

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