Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 657 · 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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
3. 3.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
5. 5.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
7. 7.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🖱️ 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) forward it (d) reply STOP
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
13. 13.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
14. 14.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) no link at all (c) a calm tone (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
16. 16.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a trick to steal info
17. 17.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.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
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
20. 20.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
24. 24.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) the sender (d) a stranger
25. 25.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
27. 27.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
30. 30.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
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.🎣 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
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
34. 34.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) call your friend first (c) send money now (d) reply with OTP
35. 35.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎣 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) a prize (d) urgency
38. 38.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth

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