Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 668 · 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? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
2. 2.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) nobody
4. 4.🎣 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
5. 5.🖱️ 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
6. 6.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
7. 7.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
12. 12.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
19. 19.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
22. 22.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) your correct name (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) no link at all
23. 23.🎣 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
24. 24.📞 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
25. 25.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
28. 28.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
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (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) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
31. 31.🎣 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
32. 32.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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
34. 34.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
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
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.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False

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