Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 624 · 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: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🎣 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
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
7. 7.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
10. 10.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
16. 16.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
17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
18. 18.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) a calm tone (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) your correct name
22. 22.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
24. 24.🎣 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
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
26. 26.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) reply STOP (c) click to check (d) forward it
27. 27.📞 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
28. 28.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a trick to steal info
30. 30.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
37. 37.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
39. 39.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) a trusted adult (c) nobody (d) the sender
40. 40.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True

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