Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 943 · 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.🖱️ 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
2. 2.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
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (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 myth (b) a fact
7. 7.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) reply with OTP (c) send money now (d) call your friend first
8. 8.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
10. 10.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a trick to steal info
11. 11.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) a calm tone (c) your correct name (d) no link at all
13. 13.🎣 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
14. 14.🎣 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
15. 15.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
21. 21.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
24. 24.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
29. 29.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
33. 33.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
34. 34.🎣 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
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
36. 36.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a stranger (c) a trusted adult (d) the sender
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
39. 39.🎣 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) a strange link (d) urgency
40. 40.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True

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