Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 744 · 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? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
4. 4.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with OTP (c) share your PIN (d) call your friend first
5. 5.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) nobody (c) the sender (d) a trusted adult
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
8. 8.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
11. 11.🎣 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) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
12. 12.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.🎣 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
15. 15.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
18. 18.🎣 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) a prize (d) urgency
19. 19.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
22. 22.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) a calm tone (d) no link at all
25. 25.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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
27. 27.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
28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.🎣 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
32. 32.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a school club (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
33. 33.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize

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