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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 866 · 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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 6.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) nobody
  7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  8. 8.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎣 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
  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.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  19. 19.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) no link at all (c) a calm tone (d) your correct name
  20. 20.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖱️ 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) reply STOP (d) forward it
  22. 22.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) call your friend first (c) reply with OTP (d) share your PIN
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  29. 29.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  32. 32.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  36. 36.🎣 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
  37. 37.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🎣 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
  40. 40.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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