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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 568 · 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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  3. 3.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a school club (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
  4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  8. 8.🎣 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
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  10. 10.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) reply STOP (c) forward it (d) don’t click, ask adult
  11. 11.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) send money now (c) reply with OTP (d) share your PIN
  16. 16.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  18. 18.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  20. 20.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) a calm tone (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) your correct name
  23. 23.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a stranger
  24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  26. 26.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  28. 28.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎣 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
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  33. 33.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  35. 35.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.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
  37. 37.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.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) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact

Answer key

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

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