Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 576 · 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? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
3. 3.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📞 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
5. 5.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
6. 6.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a fishing game
7. 7.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
8. 8.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) forward it (c) reply STOP (d) click to check
9. 9.🎣 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
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
11. 11.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
12. 12.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎣 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
16. 16.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
18. 18.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
20. 20.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a stranger (c) the sender (d) a trusted adult
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
25. 25.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
29. 29.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
31. 31.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
33. 33.🎣 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
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
35. 35.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
40. 40.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False

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