Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 470 · 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 messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
2. 2.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
6. 6.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
8. 8.🎣 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
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) the sender
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a trick to steal info (c) a phone update (d) a school club
14. 14.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
17. 17.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
21. 21.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? A message can show a friend’s name and still be fake if their account was hacked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
23. 23.🚩 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!”
24. 24.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) click to check (c) reply STOP (d) forward it
25. 25.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
27. 27.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.📞 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
33. 33.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
37. 37.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes

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