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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 587 · 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? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  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.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  5. 5.🖱️ 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
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) reply with OTP (c) call your friend first (d) send money now
  8. 8.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) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a trick to steal info
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  12. 12.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
  14. 14.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  16. 16.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) your correct name (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) no link at all
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  21. 21.🎣 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
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  23. 23.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  27. 27.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  32. 32.🎣 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
  33. 33.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  36. 36.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  40. 40.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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