← Phishing red flags lesson New set →

Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 796 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎣 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
  3. 3.🎣 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
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  7. 7.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  11. 11.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) no link at all (c) a calm tone (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  12. 12.🎣 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
  13. 13.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎣 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
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  16. 16.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  19. 19.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) a stranger
  20. 20.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.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
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (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) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  29. 29.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) click to check (c) reply STOP (d) forward it
  31. 31.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  33. 33.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) reply with OTP (c) send money now (d) call your friend first
  36. 36.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  39. 39.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency

Answer key

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

Free cyber safety lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/cyber-safety-for-kids