← Phishing red flags lesson New set →

Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 910 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free cyber safety lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/cyber-safety-for-kids