Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 92 · 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? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
3. 3.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
6. 6.🎣 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
7. 7.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
10. 10.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) no link at all (c) a calm tone (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
14. 14.🎣 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
15. 15.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
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
17. 17.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) call your friend first (c) share your PIN (d) reply with OTP
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
21. 21.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) the sender (d) a stranger
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
23. 23.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
24. 24.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
30. 30.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a phone update (d) a school club
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
32. 32.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
35. 35.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🖱️ 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
39. 39.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False

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