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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 582 · 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.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  2. 2.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  9. 9.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  11. 11.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  13. 13.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a trick to steal info
  20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  21. 21.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) call your friend first (c) share your PIN (d) send money now
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.🖱️ 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
  26. 26.🎣 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
  27. 27.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  30. 30.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  33. 33.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  35. 35.🎣 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
  36. 36.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) nobody
  37. 37.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) no link at all (c) a calm tone (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link

Answer key

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

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