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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 593 · 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.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) call your friend first (c) reply with OTP (d) send money now
  3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  6. 6.🎣 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
  7. 7.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
  9. 9.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.🎣 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 prize (d) a strange link
  12. 12.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖱️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) no link at all (c) your correct name (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  23. 23.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  27. 27.🎣 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
  28. 28.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  32. 32.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a trick to steal info
  33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  38. 38.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎣 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
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency

Answer key

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

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