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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 480 · 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: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  3. 3.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  6. 6.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) nobody
  7. 7.🎣 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
  8. 8.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  10. 10.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  12. 12.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with OTP (c) share your PIN (d) call your friend first
  14. 14.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  19. 19.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.🚩 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!”
  23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  25. 25.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  33. 33.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  36. 36.🎣 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
  37. 37.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a trick to steal info (c) a phone update (d) a fishing game
  38. 38.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  40. 40.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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