Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 900 · 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: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (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.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a trick to steal info
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
7. 7.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
10. 10.🎣 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
11. 11.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) nobody (d) a trusted adult
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
13. 13.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) click to check (d) forward it
14. 14.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
17. 17.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
21. 21.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
22. 22.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) send money now (c) reply with OTP (d) share your PIN
23. 23.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
25. 25.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
27. 27.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
33. 33.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
35. 35.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
40. 40.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) your correct name (d) no link at all

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