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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 652 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  2. 2.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a school club (c) a fishing game (d) a trick to steal info
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  6. 6.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) reply STOP (c) forward it (d) click to check
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  10. 10.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎣 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
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) a trusted adult (c) nobody (d) the sender
  18. 18.🎣 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
  19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) send money now (c) share your PIN (d) reply with OTP
  25. 25.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🚩 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
  27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  29. 29.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link

Answer key

  1. a fact
  2. a trick to steal info
  3. True
  4. False
  5. a strange link
  6. True
  7. don’t click, ask adult
  8. urgency
  9. a prize
  10. True
  11. spelling mistakes
  12. True
  13. False
  14. True
  15. True
  16. False
  17. a trusted adult
  18. spelling mistakes
  19. a fact
  20. a myth
  21. a myth
  22. True
  23. a myth
  24. call your friend first
  25. False
  26. “act in 5 minutes!”
  27. a fact
  28. a prize
  29. False
  30. a myth
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. a prize
  36. a fact
  37. spelling mistakes
  38. a prize
  39. urgency
  40. a strange link

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