Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 951 · 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.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) the sender (b) a trusted adult (c) nobody (d) a stranger
2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
5. 5.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) send money now (b) call your friend first (c) reply with OTP (d) share your PIN
13. 13.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
15. 15.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
16. 16.🎣 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
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
21. 21.🎣 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
22. 22.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) reply STOP (c) click to check (d) don’t click, ask adult
24. 24.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a trick to steal info (c) a phone update (d) a fishing game
27. 27.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎣 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
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.🚩 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
31. 31.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency
33. 33.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎣 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
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
36. 36.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
37. 37.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
40. 40.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True

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