Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 84 · 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 from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) send money now (c) reply with OTP (d) call your friend first
2. 2.🚩 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!”
3. 3.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a stranger (c) the sender (d) a trusted adult
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
10. 10.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
12. 12.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a phone update (c) a school club (d) a fishing game
13. 13.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
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
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.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
19. 19.🎣 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
20. 20.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) reply STOP (c) forward it (d) don’t click, ask adult
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
25. 25.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
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
27. 27.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
39. 39.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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