Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 705 · 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 red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
2. 2.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) call your friend first (c) reply with OTP (d) send money now
3. 3.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.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
6. 6.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
7. 7.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) click to check (c) forward it (d) don’t click, ask adult
8. 8.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) the sender
17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
20. 20.🎣 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
21. 21.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
23. 23.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
27. 27.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
29. 29.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a trick to steal info (c) a phone update (d) a school club
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
31. 31.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
33. 33.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎣 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
35. 35.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
38. 38.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.🎣 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

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