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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 681 · 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.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  5. 5.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  7. 7.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  9. 9.🖱️ 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
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  11. 11.🎣 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
  12. 12.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) share your PIN (c) reply with OTP (d) send money now
  13. 13.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  15. 15.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  18. 18.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  20. 20.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  23. 23.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a trick to steal info (c) a phone update (d) a fishing game
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  29. 29.🎣 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) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  31. 31.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  34. 34.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  36. 36.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  38. 38.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  39. 39.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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