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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 687 · 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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  6. 6.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) nobody
  7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  11. 11.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a phone update
  12. 12.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  15. 15.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  19. 19.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  21. 21.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  26. 26.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) reply with OTP (c) send money now (d) call your friend first
  27. 27.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖱️ 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
  29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  32. 32.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  36. 36.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) your correct name (d) a calm tone
  37. 37.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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