Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 976 · 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) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a strange link (d) a prize
2. 2.🖱️ 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) forward it (d) reply STOP
3. 3.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) no link at all (c) “act in 5 minutes!” (d) a calm tone
4. 4.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) a strange link
5. 5.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) a stranger (c) the sender (d) nobody
6. 6.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
7. 7.True or false: “Check your exam marks at schoolmarks-free.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.🎣 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
10. 10.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) a strange link
11. 11.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎣 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
13. 13.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a fishing game (b) a trick to steal info (c) a school club (d) a phone update
14. 14.True or false: “Your library card stops working tonight. Do it immediately.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your accont detials have chaged, kindly chek them.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
16. 16.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
17. 17.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a fact (b) a myth
22. 22.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
24. 24.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a strange link (b) urgency (c) a prize (d) spelling mistakes
26. 26.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” (a) a prize (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a strange link
27. 27.📞 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
28. 28.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Dear costumer, we has updated our servise for you.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a prize (d) a strange link
35. 35.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
36. 36.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” (a) urgency (b) spelling mistakes (c) a strange link (d) a prize
37. 37.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
38. 38.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
39. 39.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing can come by text, email, chat or even a phone call. (a) a myth (b) a fact
40. 40.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” (a) a strange link (b) a prize (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes

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