Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 897 · 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.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
3. 3.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) send money now (c) share your PIN (d) reply with OTP
4. 4.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
8. 8.🎣 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
9. 9.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
12. 12.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
14. 14.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
16. 16.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) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) a calm tone (c) your correct name (d) no link at all
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
21. 21.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎣 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
23. 23.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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
26. 26.🎣 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) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
27. 27.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎣 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
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
35. 35.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
37. 37.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎣 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
39. 39.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False

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