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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 670 · 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.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a trick to steal info (c) a school club (d) a fishing game
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  5. 5.🎣 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
  6. 6.🚩 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
  7. 7.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  10. 10.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) a trusted adult (d) nobody
  11. 11.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? A message can show a friend’s name and still be fake if their account was hacked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  21. 21.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  22. 22.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) click to check
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  25. 25.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  27. 27.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  29. 29.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) send money now (c) share your PIN (d) call your friend first
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  33. 33.🎣 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
  34. 34.🎣 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
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  37. 37.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎣 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
  40. 40.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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