Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 713 · 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.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
2. 2.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎣 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
5. 5.🎣 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 strange link (d) a prize
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
12. 12.🎣 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
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a stranger (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
19. 19.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
21. 21.🖱️ 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
22. 22.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
24. 24.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) a calm tone (c) no link at all (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.📞 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
29. 29.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
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: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
38. 38.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” 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) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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