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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 81 · 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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  3. 3.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) forward it (c) reply STOP (d) click to check
  4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  5. 5.📞 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
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a fishing game (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  13. 13.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a trusted adult (c) nobody (d) a stranger
  15. 15.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎣 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
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  21. 21.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  23. 23.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  25. 25.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  30. 30.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  34. 34.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  36. 36.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
  37. 37.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  40. 40.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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