Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 845 · 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.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a phone update (c) a school club (d) a fishing game
2. 2.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) the sender (c) a trusted adult (d) a stranger
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
10. 10.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
12. 12.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) forward it (c) click to check (d) don’t click, ask adult
17. 17.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) send money now (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
20. 20.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
23. 23.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) no link at all (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) a calm tone
24. 24.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
27. 27.🎣 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
28. 28.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 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
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.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
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
36. 36.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency

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