Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 968 · 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? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
2. 2.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) reply STOP (b) forward it (c) don’t click, ask adult (d) click to check
4. 4.🎣 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
5. 5.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.🎣 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
7. 7.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
9. 9.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
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.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
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.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a school club (c) a phone update (d) a fishing game
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
18. 18.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) reply with OTP (c) send money now (d) share your PIN
19. 19.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
22. 22.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) “act in 5 minutes!” (b) a calm tone (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
23. 23.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) nobody
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
28. 28.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
32. 32.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) urgency
36. 36.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
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
38. 38.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) urgency

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