Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 880 · 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: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) a calm tone (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
6. 6.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a trick to steal info
7. 7.🖱️ 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
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
11. 11.🎣 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
12. 12.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
13. 13.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) a trusted adult (c) the sender (d) nobody
14. 14.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
16. 16.🎣 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
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
18. 18.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
20. 20.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
29. 29.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎣 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
34. 34.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.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
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
39. 39.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact

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