Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 970 · 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.🎣 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
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
3. 3.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
7. 7.🎣 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
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
9. 9.🎣 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
10. 10.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
11. 11.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
12. 12.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
13. 13.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) a calm tone (b) “act in 5 minutes!” (c) no link at all (d) your correct name
14. 14.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎣 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
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a myth (b) a fact
17. 17.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
18. 18.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a trick to steal info (b) a fishing game (c) a phone update (d) a school club
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
22. 22.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) don’t click, ask adult (b) click to check (c) forward it (d) reply STOP
23. 23.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) nobody (b) a trusted adult (c) the sender (d) a stranger
24. 24.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) a prize
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a fact (b) a myth
28. 28.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
30. 30.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
32. 32.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
34. 34.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
35. 35.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) call your friend first (b) share your PIN (c) reply with OTP (d) send money now
36. 36.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
39. 39.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
40. 40.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False

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