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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 710 · 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.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  5. 5.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  8. 8.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) reply STOP (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) forward it
  10. 10.🎣 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) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  12. 12.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a school club (d) a trick to steal info
  13. 13.🎣 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
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  16. 16.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  23. 23.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  25. 25.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) no link at all (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) your correct name
  27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  30. 30.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  32. 32.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) call your friend first (c) share your PIN (d) send money now
  33. 33.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  38. 38.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a stranger (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult

Answer key

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

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