Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 491 · 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? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
2. 2.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎣 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
4. 4.🎣 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
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) your correct name (d) no link at all
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
12. 12.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a fishing game (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
15. 15.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) the sender (c) a trusted adult (d) a stranger
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
18. 18.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
21. 21.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
24. 24.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (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 a prize. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) forward it (c) reply STOP (d) click to check
34. 34.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) share your PIN (c) send money now (d) call your friend first
37. 37.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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