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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 969 · 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.🎣 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) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
  2. 2.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  3. 3.🎣 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
  4. 4.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  6. 6.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) no link at all (b) your correct name (c) a calm tone (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) share your PIN (c) send money now (d) call your friend first
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎣 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) urgency (d) a prize
  12. 12.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🎣 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) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
  14. 14.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a school club (b) a trick to steal info (c) a fishing game (d) a phone update
  16. 16.True or false: “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) click to check (b) don’t click, ask adult (c) reply STOP (d) forward it
  18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
  19. 19.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  21. 21.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
  22. 22.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  23. 23.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) spelling mistakes
  28. 28.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) a stranger (c) the sender (d) nobody
  31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
  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) urgency (d) a strange link
  33. 33.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
  36. 36.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
  40. 40.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a myth (b) a fact

Answer key

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

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