Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 626 · 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? A message can show a friend’s name and still be fake if their account was hacked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
3. 3.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
4. 4.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) a calm tone (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
7. 7.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
11. 11.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
14. 14.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
18. 18.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) the sender
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
20. 20.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) reply with OTP (c) send money now (d) share your PIN
25. 25.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
32. 32.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) reply STOP (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) forward it
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
34. 34.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
39. 39.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth

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