Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 738 · 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 is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) a calm tone (d) your correct name
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (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 spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
5. 5.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a fishing game
6. 6.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) the sender (d) a stranger
9. 9.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share your PIN (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
10. 10.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
13. 13.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎣 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) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
16. 16.🎣 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
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
19. 19.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) reply STOP (d) forward it
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
31. 31.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
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
34. 34.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
36. 36.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
40. 40.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

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