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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 654 · 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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  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) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎣 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
  6. 6.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) click to check (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) forward it
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) reply with OTP (c) call your friend first (d) send money now
  11. 11.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) your correct name (d) a calm tone
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  13. 13.🎣 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
  14. 14.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  19. 19.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) a stranger
  23. 23.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a phone update (d) a school club
  24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  25. 25.🎣 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
  26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  30. 30.🎣 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) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  34. 34.🎣 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
  35. 35.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  39. 39.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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