Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 48 · 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? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
2. 2.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🎣 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
6. 6.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
7. 7.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) nobody
8. 8.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) no link at all (d) a calm tone
9. 9.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
11. 11.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) share your PIN (c) reply with OTP (d) send money now
13. 13.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) reply STOP (d) click to check
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
16. 16.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
24. 24.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
35. 35.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
38. 38.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True

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