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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 912 · 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.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  5. 5.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.🚩 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
  9. 9.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎣 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
  16. 16.🎣 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
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
  21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) reply STOP (c) forward it (d) click to check
  23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  25. 25.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) a stranger (c) the sender (d) nobody
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  28. 28.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a school club
  29. 29.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) share your PIN (c) call your friend first (d) send money now
  31. 31.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎣 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
  33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  36. 36.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎣 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
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes

Answer key

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

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