Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 56 · 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? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
2. 2.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) no link at all (d) a calm tone
7. 7.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) reply STOP (c) click to check (d) don’t click, ask adult
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? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
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) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
15. 15.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
18. 18.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
21. 21.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
23. 23.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
26. 26.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) call your friend first (c) reply with OTP (d) share your PIN
29. 29.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a stranger
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
33. 33.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
36. 36.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
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: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False

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