Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 224 · 40 questions

Stay safe (Official, updated, protected): Install from the official app store or a trusted site, and ask a parent first. Check permissions: does the app need it to do its job? A torch app reading messages is a warning sign. Install updates soon; keep antivirus on; never open unknown attachments or tap “your phone has viruses” pop-ups.

1. 1.⬆️ Why install updates? (a) they add ads (b) they fix security holes (c) no reason (d) they slow phones
2. 2.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) reading permissions (b) modded game files (c) checking app reviews (d) restarting to update
3. 3.🎮 A website offers a paid game as a free download. Best choice? (a) turn off antivirus (b) skip it (c) share the link (d) download it
4. 4.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: asking before installing? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
5. 5.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: the official app store? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
6. 6.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) checking app reviews (b) backing up your work (c) ignoring updates (d) asking before installing
7. 7.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) the official app store (b) files from strangers (c) “free” paid games (d) “speed booster” pop-ups
8. 8.True or false: “turning off protection” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “the official app store” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) known, trusted sites (b) deleting unused apps (c) the official app store (d) “free” paid games
11. 11.True or false: “unknown download links” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: cracked software? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
13. 13.📎 An email from an unknown sender has a file named “FREE GIFT”. What do you do? (a) forward it (b) rename it (c) open it (d) don’t open it
14. 14.True or false: “asking before installing” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) checking app reviews (b) clicking pop-up ads (c) “free” paid games (d) turning off protection
16. 16.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: an antivirus scan? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) restarting to update (b) known, trusted sites (c) unknown download links (d) installing updates
18. 18.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A sticker app asks to read your contacts and messages. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turning off protection (b) cracked software (c) modded game files (d) an antivirus scan
20. 20.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A video-call app asks for your camera and microphone. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
21. 21.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: deleting unused apps? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
22. 22.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “speed booster” pop-ups? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
23. 23.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) installing updates (c) the official app store (d) known, trusted sites
24. 24.True or false: “opening odd attachments” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “an antivirus scan” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A wallpaper app asks for your location all the time. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
27. 27.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: reading permissions? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
28. 28.True or false: ““free” paid games” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: checking app reviews? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
30. 30.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: opening odd attachments? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) restarting to update (b) the official app store (c) clicking pop-up ads (d) reading permissions
32. 32.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) unknown download links (b) files from strangers (c) “speed booster” pop-ups (d) installing updates
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading permissions (b) “free” paid games (c) asking before installing (d) backing up your work
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deleting unused apps (b) the official app store (c) modded game files (d) installing updates
35. 35.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) deleting unused apps (b) unknown download links (c) cracked software (d) files from strangers
36. 36.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A calculator app asks for your contacts. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
37. 37.True or false: “restarting to update” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: backing up your work? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
39. 39.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) files from strangers (b) clicking pop-up ads (c) “free” paid games (d) known, trusted sites
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking app reviews (b) an antivirus scan (c) the official app store (d) ignoring updates

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