Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 550 · 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? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
2. 2.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
3. 3.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) no link at all (c) a calm tone (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
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.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a stranger (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
8. 8.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎣 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
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) forward it (d) click to check
14. 14.🎣 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
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
16. 16.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
18. 18.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
22. 22.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
23. 23.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a trick to steal info
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
26. 26.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) call your friend first (c) share your PIN (d) reply with OTP
27. 27.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
28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (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) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
33. 33.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
37. 37.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎣 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
39. 39.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
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes

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