Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 675 · 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.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
3. 3.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) reply STOP (d) don’t click, ask adult
4. 4.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
7. 7.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) send money now (c) call your friend first (d) share your PIN
8. 8.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎣 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
10. 10.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
13. 13.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) your correct name (d) no link at all
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
17. 17.🎣 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
18. 18.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
20. 20.🎣 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
21. 21.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a stranger
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
23. 23.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
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.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.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
32. 32.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
33. 33.🎣 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
34. 34.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
39. 39.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize

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