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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 524 · 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 fishing game (d) a phone update
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  5. 5.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  8. 8.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with OTP (c) call your friend first (d) share your PIN
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  10. 10.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
  11. 11.🎣 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
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  14. 14.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  16. 16.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) your correct name (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) a calm tone
  17. 17.🎣 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
  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.🎣 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
  20. 20.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  23. 23.🎣 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
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  25. 25.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  31. 31.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  39. 39.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) click to check (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) forward it
  40. 40.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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