Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 85 · 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.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) a stranger
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
5. 5.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚩 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
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
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? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
21. 21.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) click to check (d) forward it
22. 22.🎣 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
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
24. 24.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share your PIN (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
25. 25.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.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
28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
30. 30.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
33. 33.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
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: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎣 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 prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link

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