Cyber Safety Worksheet: Phishing

Cyber safety lesson 17: Phishing red flags · Set 991 · 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? “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” (a) a prize (b) urgency (c) spelling mistakes (d) a strange link
2. 2.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” (a) urgency (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) a prize
3. 3.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing messages try to trick you into sharing passwords, OTPs or money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
4. 4.True or false: “We are hapy to infrom you about a new featur.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Your number won a cash prize of ₹25,000.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎣 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
7. 7.🕵️ Who should you tell about a phishing message? (a) a trusted adult (b) the sender (c) a stranger (d) nobody
8. 8.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a strange link (c) a prize (d) urgency
9. 9.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “A free tablet is waiting for every student who replies with their details.” (a) a strange link (b) spelling mistakes (c) urgency (d) a prize
10. 10.🎣 Fact or myth? A message with your name in it cannot be a trick. (a) a myth (b) a fact
11. 11.🎣 Fact or myth? A message from a friend’s account is always safe. (a) a myth (b) a fact
12. 12.🎣 Fact or myth? If a message has a logo, it must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
13. 13.🎣 What is phishing? (a) a phone update (b) a school club (c) a fishing game (d) a trick to steal info
14. 14.🖱️ A message has a link you are not sure about. What should you do? (a) forward it (b) reply STOP (c) click to check (d) don’t click, ask adult
15. 15.📞 A message from your friend’s account asks for money urgently. Best? (a) reply with OTP (b) call your friend first (c) share your PIN (d) send money now
16. 16.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Update your game account at game-login-verify.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You won a new phone in our lucky draw.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) urgency (d) spelling mistakes
19. 19.🎣 Fact or myth? Only grown-ups get phishing messages. (a) a myth (b) a fact
20. 20.True or false: “See your class photo at classphoto-view.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Reply within 10 minutes or your account will be closed!” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of spelling mistakes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Your bank needs details: go to bank-kyc-update.example.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “You are our 1,000th visitor — claim your reward of 500 gems.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
25. 25.🎣 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
26. 26.🎣 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
27. 27.🎣 Fact or myth? You can ask a trusted adult to check a message before you click. (a) a fact (b) a myth
28. 28.🚩 Which is a red flag in a message? (a) your correct name (b) a calm tone (c) no link at all (d) “act in 5 minutes!”
29. 29.🎣 Fact or myth? Real companies do not ask for your password by message. (a) a fact (b) a myth
30. 30.True or false: “Your sistem needs a update for beter speed.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎣 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
32. 32.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” (a) spelling mistakes (b) a prize (c) a strange link (d) urgency
33. 33.🎣 Which red flag does this message show? “Hurry — answer in the next hour or lose your saved progress.” (a) a prize (b) a strange link (c) spelling mistakes (d) urgency
34. 34.True or false: “Congratulations! You have been chosen for a free bicycle.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎣 Fact or myth? Phishing only happens on computers, never on phones. (a) a fact (b) a myth
36. 36.True or false: “Act fast! Your account stays blocked until you reply right now.” shows the red flag of urgency. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Track your parcel at parcel-track-in.example.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Plese verfy your profil to continu using the game.” shows the red flag of a prize. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎣 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
40. 40.True or false: “Last chance! Your game profile will be deleted today unless you act now.” shows the red flag of a strange link. (a) False (b) True

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