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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 519 · 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? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  8. 8.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  10. 10.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) click to check (c) forward it (d) don’t click, ask adult
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
  14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  15. 15.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
  16. 16.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  18. 18.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  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.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) the sender
  26. 26.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  28. 28.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  30. 30.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share your PIN (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
  33. 33.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎣 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
  35. 35.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  39. 39.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize

Answer key

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

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