Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 537 · 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: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
8. 8.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a school club (d) a trick to steal info
9. 9.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
12. 12.📞 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
13. 13.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
16. 16.🚩 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
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a trusted adult (c) nobody (d) a stranger
23. 23.🎣 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
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
25. 25.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎣 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) urgency (d) a strange link
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
30. 30.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
34. 34.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
35. 35.🎣 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
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
37. 37.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
39. 39.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False

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