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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 917 · 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.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  2. 2.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  9. 9.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  11. 11.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a trick to steal info
  13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  15. 15.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎣 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
  17. 17.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) reply STOP (d) forward it
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  19. 19.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  26. 26.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) the sender
  27. 27.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  30. 30.🎣 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
  31. 31.🎣 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
  32. 32.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  35. 35.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) share your PIN (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
  36. 36.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  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 red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes

Answer key

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

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