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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 842 · 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? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  3. 3.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎣 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
  6. 6.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) a calm tone (d) no link at all
  7. 7.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) reply with OTP (c) call your friend first (d) share your PIN
  8. 8.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a school club
  10. 10.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  13. 13.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a stranger (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
  14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  15. 15.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  17. 17.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  21. 21.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  26. 26.🎣 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
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  29. 29.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  31. 31.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  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.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  34. 34.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  37. 37.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes

Answer key

  1. a strange link
  2. a myth
  3. False
  4. True
  5. a fact
  6. “act in 5 minutes!”
  7. call your friend first
  8. True
  9. a trick to steal info
  10. False
  11. a fact
  12. spelling mistakes
  13. a trusted adult
  14. a prize
  15. False
  16. urgency
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a prize
  20. spelling mistakes
  21. False
  22. a fact
  23. a myth
  24. False
  25. a myth
  26. a strange link
  27. urgency
  28. a myth
  29. True
  30. spelling mistakes
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a fact
  34. False
  35. a strange link
  36. a fact
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. urgency

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