Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 499 · 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.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) call your friend first (c) share your PIN (d) reply with OTP
4. 4.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎣 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
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
12. 12.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) click to check (c) reply STOP (d) forward it
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
14. 14.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) a trusted adult
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: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
19. 19.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
22. 22.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
25. 25.🎣 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) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
26. 26.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True

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