Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 941 · 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.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
3. 3.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) nobody (c) the sender (d) a stranger
4. 4.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) your correct name (c) no link at all (d) a calm tone
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) share your PIN (c) send money now (d) reply with OTP
10. 10.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
12. 12.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) reply STOP (c) click to check (d) forward it
13. 13.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
18. 18.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a fishing game (c) a school club (d) a trick to steal info
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
22. 22.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
24. 24.🎣 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
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
26. 26.🎣 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
27. 27.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
31. 31.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
36. 36.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False

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