Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 90 · 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: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎣 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
3. 3.🚩 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
4. 4.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) nobody (c) a trusted adult (d) a stranger
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
6. 6.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
8. 8.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
10. 10.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
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.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
16. 16.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
18. 18.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) click to check (d) reply STOP
19. 19.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a phone update (c) a school club (d) a trick to steal info
23. 23.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
27. 27.🎣 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
28. 28.🎣 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
29. 29.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
33. 33.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.🎣 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
38. 38.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) call your friend first (c) share your PIN (d) reply with OTP
39. 39.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True

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