Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 822 · 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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
5. 5.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a school club (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
6. 6.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) call your friend first (c) send money now (d) reply with OTP
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
9. 9.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a stranger (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
11. 11.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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
13. 13.🎣 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
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.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
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
19. 19.🎣 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 strange link (d) a prize
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
21. 21.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
24. 24.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) a calm tone (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) no link at all
26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
27. 27.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.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
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
35. 35.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
40. 40.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) click to check (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) forward it

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