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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 530 · 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 is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) a calm tone
  2. 2.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) reply STOP (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) forward it
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  9. 9.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) call your friend first (c) send money now (d) share your PIN
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  15. 15.🎣 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
  16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  17. 17.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a phone update
  20. 20.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  23. 23.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  25. 25.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  27. 27.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a stranger (c) a trusted adult (d) nobody
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  29. 29.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  32. 32.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (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 strange link. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link

Answer key

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

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