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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 567 · 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: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  6. 6.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) call your friend first (c) reply with OTP (d) send money now
  7. 7.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.🎣 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
  14. 14.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  16. 16.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
  17. 17.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  21. 21.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a fishing game (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
  22. 22.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) reply STOP (c) forward it (d) click to check
  26. 26.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) a trusted adult (d) nobody
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  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: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link

Answer key

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

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