Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 701 · 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.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
6. 6.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
8. 8.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) the sender
9. 9.🎣 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
10. 10.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
16. 16.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
18. 18.🎣 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
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
20. 20.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎣 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) urgency (d) a prize
22. 22.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) click to check (c) reply STOP (d) don’t click, ask adult
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
24. 24.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) no link at all (c) your correct name (d) a calm tone
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
27. 27.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
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
31. 31.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
35. 35.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📞 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
38. 38.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link

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