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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 763 · 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.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
  5. 5.🎣 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
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) call your friend first (c) share your PIN (d) reply with OTP
  11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  15. 15.🖱️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  18. 18.🎣 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
  19. 19.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) the sender
  20. 20.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  27. 27.🚩 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
  28. 28.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  33. 33.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  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) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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