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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 495 · 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.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a fishing game
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  6. 6.🎣 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
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  9. 9.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  11. 11.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) click to check (d) forward it
  13. 13.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  15. 15.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  17. 17.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🚩 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!”
  19. 19.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  21. 21.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) share your PIN (c) call your friend first (d) send money now
  23. 23.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
  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) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  36. 36.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  38. 38.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (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) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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