Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 627 · 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.🖱️ 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
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
5. 5.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (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: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎣 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
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
15. 15.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚩 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
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a trick to steal info (c) a school club (d) a phone update
24. 24.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎣 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
28. 28.🎣 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
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
30. 30.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
32. 32.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎣 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
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
36. 36.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
38. 38.🎣 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
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
40. 40.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True

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