Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 908 · 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? A message can show a friend’s name and still be fake if their account was hacked. (a) a myth (b) a fact
2. 2.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a trick to steal info
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
8. 8.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) a calm tone (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) your correct name
10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
12. 12.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) click to check (c) reply STOP (d) forward it
14. 14.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
16. 16.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
20. 20.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) the sender (c) a trusted adult (d) nobody
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.📞 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
24. 24.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
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
28. 28.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
30. 30.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
32. 32.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
37. 37.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link

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