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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 49 · 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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  2. 2.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
  3. 3.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) click to check (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
  4. 4.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.🎣 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
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  10. 10.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎣 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
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  16. 16.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎣 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
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  22. 22.🎣 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
  23. 23.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) reply with OTP (c) send money now (d) share your PIN
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  28. 28.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a stranger (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
  29. 29.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  32. 32.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  35. 35.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  38. 38.🎣 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) urgency (d) a prize
  39. 39.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) no link at all (c) your correct name (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize

Answer key

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

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