Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 555 · 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? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
2. 2.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
6. 6.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
7. 7.🎣 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
8. 8.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
13. 13.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
15. 15.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a trick to steal info
16. 16.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) reply STOP (d) don’t click, ask adult
17. 17.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
19. 19.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) reply with OTP (c) call your friend first (d) send money now
20. 20.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
23. 23.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎣 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
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
28. 28.🎣 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
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (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.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
34. 34.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎣 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
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
38. 38.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
40. 40.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True

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