Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 952 · 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.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
2. 2.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a phone update (d) a school club
3. 3.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a stranger (b) a trusted adult (c) the sender (d) nobody
4. 4.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
6. 6.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) no link at all (c) your correct name (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
7. 7.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
12. 12.🎣 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
13. 13.🎣 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
14. 14.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📞 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
17. 17.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
19. 19.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) reply STOP
20. 20.🎣 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) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
22. 22.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
29. 29.🎣 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
30. 30.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
33. 33.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎣 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
35. 35.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
39. 39.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False

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