Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 628 · 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.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a trick to steal info
2. 2.🎣 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) urgency (d) a prize
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
4. 4.🎣 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
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
6. 6.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) reply with OTP (c) share your PIN (d) send money now
7. 7.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
9. 9.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a stranger (c) the sender (d) a trusted adult
12. 12.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
15. 15.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
19. 19.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🖱️ 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
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
26. 26.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
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.🎣 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
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
33. 33.🎣 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
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: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
38. 38.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
40. 40.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True

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