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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 488 · 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: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a stranger (c) a trusted adult (d) nobody
  3. 3.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  5. 5.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  9. 9.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) call your friend first (c) send money now (d) share your PIN
  10. 10.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  14. 14.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎣 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
  16. 16.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) reply STOP (c) click to check (d) forward it
  20. 20.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) your correct name (c) a calm tone (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  21. 21.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  32. 32.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  35. 35.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” 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) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  37. 37.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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