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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 619 · 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: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a trick to steal info (c) a phone update (d) a school club
  5. 5.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  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.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  10. 10.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  12. 12.🎣 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
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  16. 16.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  19. 19.📞 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
  20. 20.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a stranger
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  26. 26.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  29. 29.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  31. 31.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) click to check (c) reply STOP (d) forward it
  32. 32.🎣 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
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  34. 34.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.🚩 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!”
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  40. 40.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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