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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 698 · 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.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with OTP (c) call your friend first (d) share your PIN
  8. 8.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎣 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 prize (d) a strange link
  10. 10.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  16. 16.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) a calm tone (c) your correct name (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  18. 18.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  20. 20.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎣 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
  25. 25.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  35. 35.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  39. 39.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) a trusted adult (c) the sender (d) nobody
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize

Answer key

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

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