Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 787 · 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? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
2. 2.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
4. 4.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a phone update (d) a school club
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
9. 9.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) no link at all (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) a calm tone
10. 10.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) click to check (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
12. 12.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
15. 15.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) nobody (c) the sender (d) a stranger
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
17. 17.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
20. 20.📞 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
21. 21.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
24. 24.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
27. 27.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎣 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
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
34. 34.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
40. 40.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

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