Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 699 · 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.🚩 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!”
2. 2.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
9. 9.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
12. 12.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with OTP (c) share your PIN (d) call your friend first
15. 15.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a stranger
20. 20.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) forward it (d) reply STOP
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
27. 27.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
29. 29.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
32. 32.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? A message can show a friend’s name and still be fake if their account was hacked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes

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