Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 719 · 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? “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
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
3. 3.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
5. 5.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a school club (d) a trick to steal info
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.🖱️ 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
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
12. 12.🎣 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
13. 13.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
18. 18.🚩 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
19. 19.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
21. 21.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎣 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
25. 25.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
27. 27.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
30. 30.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) a trusted adult
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎣 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
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎣 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
38. 38.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) reply with OTP (c) call your friend first (d) send money now
40. 40.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True

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