Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 559 · 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? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
2. 2.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share your PIN (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
3. 3.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) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
8. 8.🎣 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
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
11. 11.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a trick to steal info (c) a phone update (d) a school club
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
14. 14.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) a trusted adult
17. 17.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
23. 23.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) no link at all (c) your correct name (d) a calm tone
24. 24.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) click to check (d) forward it
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
28. 28.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
30. 30.🎣 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
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
34. 34.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
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: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (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 urgency. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True

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