Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 863 · 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.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) a calm tone (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) your correct name
2. 2.🎣 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
3. 3.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
8. 8.📞 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
9. 9.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
13. 13.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) the sender
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.🎣 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
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) click to check
21. 21.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
25. 25.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a school club (c) a fishing game (d) a trick to steal info
26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
29. 29.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
34. 34.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
36. 36.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎣 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
38. 38.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes

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