Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 622 · 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.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
5. 5.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) share your PIN (c) send money now (d) reply with OTP
7. 7.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
9. 9.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
11. 11.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) your correct name (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) a calm tone
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
15. 15.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
19. 19.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
21. 21.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
22. 22.🎣 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
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
25. 25.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎣 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
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
28. 28.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
33. 33.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
37. 37.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎣 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
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency

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