Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 754 · 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) your correct name (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) a calm tone
2. 2.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) click to check (d) reply STOP
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📞 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
6. 6.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
8. 8.🎣 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
9. 9.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) the sender
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
18. 18.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
19. 19.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
25. 25.🎣 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
26. 26.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
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? A message can show a friend’s name and still be fake if their account was hacked. (a) a fact (b) a myth
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
31. 31.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” 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) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
34. 34.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
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.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True

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