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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 463 · 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.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) a trusted adult
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  3. 3.🎣 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
  4. 4.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a phone update
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  10. 10.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  16. 16.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) send money now (c) call your friend first (d) share your PIN
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  18. 18.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  20. 20.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) no link at all (c) a calm tone (d) your correct name
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  26. 26.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  28. 28.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎣 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
  30. 30.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) click to check (d) forward it
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  32. 32.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  35. 35.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  39. 39.🎣 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
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency

Answer key

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

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