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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 902 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) nobody (c) the sender (d) a trusted adult
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  3. 3.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) reply STOP (d) click to check
  4. 4.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  7. 7.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🎣 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 prize (d) a strange link
  9. 9.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.🎣 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
  15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  16. 16.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.🎣 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
  20. 20.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) a calm tone (c) your correct name (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  23. 23.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share your PIN (c) reply with OTP (d) call your friend first
  24. 24.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.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) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (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.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  37. 37.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a trick to steal info (c) a school club (d) a fishing game
  38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth

Answer key

  1. a trusted adult
  2. a fact
  3. don’t click, ask adult
  4. True
  5. True
  6. a strange link
  7. True
  8. a prize
  9. False
  10. urgency
  11. urgency
  12. spelling mistakes
  13. a myth
  14. a fact
  15. a strange link
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a fact
  19. a strange link
  20. “act in 5 minutes!”
  21. a myth
  22. urgency
  23. call your friend first
  24. True
  25. True
  26. True
  27. False
  28. False
  29. False
  30. a fact
  31. True
  32. False
  33. a fact
  34. True
  35. False
  36. spelling mistakes
  37. a trick to steal info
  38. a prize
  39. a strange link
  40. a myth

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