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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 610 · 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: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.📞 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
  6. 6.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) a calm tone (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) no link at all
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  10. 10.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  17. 17.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  20. 20.🎣 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
  21. 21.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a trick to steal info
  23. 23.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  26. 26.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) the sender (d) a stranger
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  30. 30.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.🎣 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
  34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  35. 35.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  37. 37.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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