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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 837 · 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? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  2. 2.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) click to check (c) forward it (d) don’t click, ask adult
  3. 3.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a phone update
  5. 5.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) nobody (c) the sender (d) a trusted adult
  8. 8.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) reply with OTP (c) share your PIN (d) send money now
  9. 9.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  13. 13.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🚩 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!”
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  20. 20.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.🎣 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
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  31. 31.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎣 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
  34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  38. 38.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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