Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 573 · 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.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? A message can show a friend’s name and still be fake if their account was hacked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.🖱️ 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
7. 7.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
9. 9.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with OTP (c) call your friend first (d) share your PIN
10. 10.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
15. 15.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
18. 18.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
24. 24.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
28. 28.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) your correct name (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) a calm tone
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
32. 32.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
34. 34.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
36. 36.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
40. 40.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False

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