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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 923 · 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) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📞 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
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  6. 6.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  12. 12.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) no link at all (d) a calm tone
  13. 13.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) click to check
  14. 14.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  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) True (b) False
  18. 18.🎣 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
  19. 19.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.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) True (b) False
  21. 21.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  23. 23.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  29. 29.🎣 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
  30. 30.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  35. 35.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) nobody
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  38. 38.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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