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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 561 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. “act in 5 minutes!”
  3. a myth
  4. a trusted adult
  5. a fact
  6. True
  7. a myth
  8. True
  9. a myth
  10. a fact
  11. False
  12. a prize
  13. a trick to steal info
  14. spelling mistakes
  15. don’t click, ask adult
  16. a fact
  17. urgency
  18. False
  19. a fact
  20. spelling mistakes
  21. False
  22. a strange link
  23. True
  24. spelling mistakes
  25. True
  26. a fact
  27. call your friend first
  28. False
  29. a prize
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. a myth
  35. urgency
  36. spelling mistakes
  37. a myth
  38. urgency
  39. True
  40. False

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