Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 52 · 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? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.🖱️ 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
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
6. 6.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
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
9. 9.🎣 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
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
15. 15.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) the sender
16. 16.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) a calm tone (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
17. 17.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) call your friend first (c) reply with OTP (d) send money now
18. 18.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
23. 23.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
24. 24.🎣 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) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
26. 26.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
29. 29.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
31. 31.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a fishing game (c) a phone update (d) a trick to steal info
33. 33.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎣 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
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.🎣 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
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
39. 39.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎣 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

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