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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 930 · 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: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  3. 3.🚩 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!”
  4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  5. 5.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) send money now (c) call your friend first (d) reply with OTP
  6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.🎣 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
  8. 8.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a trick to steal info (d) a fishing game
  10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
  12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  15. 15.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) forward it (d) click to check
  16. 16.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) the sender (c) a trusted adult (d) a stranger
  19. 19.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
  20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  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: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  25. 25.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.🎣 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
  32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  33. 33.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  34. 34.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  37. 37.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link

Answer key

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

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