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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 591 · 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.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a stranger
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  4. 4.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  7. 7.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a trick to steal info
  8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  9. 9.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) share your PIN (c) call your friend first (d) send money now
  11. 11.🎣 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
  12. 12.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  20. 20.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) your correct name (d) no link at all
  22. 22.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  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.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  28. 28.🎣 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
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  30. 30.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  36. 36.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  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.🎣 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
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  40. 40.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a trusted adult
  2. a fact
  3. spelling mistakes
  4. False
  5. False
  6. urgency
  7. a trick to steal info
  8. a fact
  9. True
  10. call your friend first
  11. spelling mistakes
  12. False
  13. a myth
  14. False
  15. a myth
  16. a myth
  17. a strange link
  18. a fact
  19. a prize
  20. False
  21. “act in 5 minutes!”
  22. False
  23. a myth
  24. True
  25. False
  26. a myth
  27. a fact
  28. a fact
  29. urgency
  30. False
  31. False
  32. a strange link
  33. False
  34. a strange link
  35. a strange link
  36. False
  37. True
  38. urgency
  39. a prize
  40. False

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