Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 597 · 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.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
4. 4.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) a calm tone (c) no link at all (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
8. 8.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) call your friend first (c) send money now (d) reply with OTP
10. 10.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a trick to steal info
12. 12.🎣 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
13. 13.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.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
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
19. 19.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
26. 26.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
28. 28.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
30. 30.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) a trusted adult
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
33. 33.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) reply STOP (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) click to check
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
36. 36.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.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) True (b) False
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth

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