Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 800 · 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.🖱️ 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
2. 2.🎣 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
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a trick to steal info (c) a school club (d) a phone update
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
9. 9.🎣 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
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
12. 12.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) a calm tone (c) your correct name (d) no link at all
13. 13.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
19. 19.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
24. 24.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) send money now (c) reply with OTP (d) share your PIN
32. 32.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) a stranger
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
37. 37.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True

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