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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 658 · 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 fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  4. 4.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎣 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
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  7. 7.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) forward it (c) reply STOP (d) click to check
  8. 8.🎣 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
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  14. 14.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
  16. 16.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) no link at all (c) your correct name (d) a calm tone
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  22. 22.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) send money now (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
  24. 24.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  27. 27.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  30. 30.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  33. 33.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  34. 34.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a stranger (c) the sender (d) a trusted adult
  35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  36. 36.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎣 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
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  40. 40.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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