Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 781 · 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.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.🎣 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
7. 7.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) call your friend first (c) reply with OTP (d) share your PIN
13. 13.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
18. 18.🚩 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
19. 19.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) a trusted adult
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
24. 24.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
26. 26.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
28. 28.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
35. 35.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
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🖱️ 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

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