Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 853 · 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) send money now (b) reply with OTP (c) share your PIN (d) call your friend first
2. 2.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
4. 4.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a trick to steal info
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
8. 8.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) no link at all (d) a calm tone
10. 10.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
12. 12.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎣 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) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
15. 15.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎣 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
18. 18.🎣 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 prize (d) a strange link
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
23. 23.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
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
30. 30.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
32. 32.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
36. 36.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
40. 40.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) forward it (c) click to check (d) reply STOP

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