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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 844 · 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: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  3. 3.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🚩 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!”
  5. 5.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) send money now (c) share your PIN (d) call your friend first
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  8. 8.🎣 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
  9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  11. 11.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  14. 14.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) forward it (d) reply STOP
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  16. 16.🎣 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
  17. 17.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a trick to steal info
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  20. 20.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🎣 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
  23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  29. 29.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a stranger (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  33. 33.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  36. 36.🎣 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
  37. 37.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  39. 39.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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