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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 732 · 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.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  7. 7.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a stranger (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
  8. 8.🎣 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
  9. 9.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  11. 11.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  13. 13.🚩 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!”
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  17. 17.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
  18. 18.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  20. 20.📞 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
  21. 21.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.🎣 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 strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  29. 29.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  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: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  40. 40.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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