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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 95 · 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 accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  3. 3.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) send money now (c) share your PIN (d) call your friend first
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  9. 9.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
  14. 14.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  16. 16.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
  17. 17.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  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) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  23. 23.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a phone update (c) a fishing game (d) a trick to steal info
  24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  25. 25.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) reply STOP (c) forward it (d) don’t click, ask adult
  26. 26.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a trusted adult (c) a stranger (d) nobody
  28. 28.🚩 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
  29. 29.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  31. 31.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
  37. 37.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
  40. 40.🎣 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) urgency (d) a prize

Answer key

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

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