Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 88 · 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.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a stranger (d) a trusted adult
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
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) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
7. 7.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎣 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
9. 9.📞 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
10. 10.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
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: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) click to check (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) forward it
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
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? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
22. 22.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎣 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
24. 24.🎣 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) a prize (d) urgency
25. 25.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
27. 27.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
30. 30.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a phone update (d) a school club
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
34. 34.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
39. 39.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link

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