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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 836 · 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.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
  3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  4. 4.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) your correct name (c) a calm tone (d) no link at all
  8. 8.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) reply STOP (d) don’t click, ask adult
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  10. 10.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  12. 12.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a trick to steal info
  13. 13.🎣 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
  14. 14.📞 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
  15. 15.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  20. 20.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  24. 24.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  26. 26.🎣 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
  27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  28. 28.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  30. 30.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎣 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
  32. 32.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎣 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
  34. 34.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (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) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes

Answer key

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

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