Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 42 · 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.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: modded game files? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
2. 2.🎮 A website offers a paid game as a free download. Best choice? (a) turn off antivirus (b) download it (c) share the link (d) skip it
3. 3.🛡️ What does antivirus software do? (a) gives free coins (b) hides your name (c) makes games faster (d) finds harmful files
4. 4.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) asking before installing (b) clicking pop-up ads (c) turning off protection (d) “speed booster” pop-ups
5. 5.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A voice recorder asks for the microphone. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
6. 6.True or false: “asking before installing” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A drawing game asks for your microphone. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
8. 8.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) ignoring updates (c) opening odd attachments (d) installing updates
9. 9.True or false: “turning off protection” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) deleting unused apps (b) modded game files (c) unknown download links (d) turning off protection
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clicking pop-up ads (b) deleting unused apps (c) known, trusted sites (d) backing up your work
12. 12.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A simple puzzle game asks to make phone calls. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
13. 13.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: asking before installing? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
14. 14.📎 An email from an unknown sender has a file named “FREE GIFT”. What do you do? (a) rename it (b) open it (c) don’t open it (d) forward it
15. 15.True or false: “backing up your work” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) installing updates (b) deleting unused apps (c) “free” paid games (d) backing up your work
17. 17.True or false: “checking app reviews” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “installing updates” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⬆️ Why install updates? (a) they fix security holes (b) they slow phones (c) no reason (d) they add ads
20. 20.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: turning off protection? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
21. 21.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A camera app asks for the camera. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) restarting to update (b) asking before installing (c) installing updates (d) “free” paid games
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an antivirus scan (b) reading permissions (c) turning off protection (d) installing updates
24. 24.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A music app asks for storage to save songs offline. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unknown download links (b) the official app store (c) “free” paid games (d) clicking pop-up ads
26. 26.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) modded game files (b) known, trusted sites (c) unknown download links (d) turning off protection
27. 27.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) files from strangers (b) cracked software (c) checking app reviews (d) “free” paid games
28. 28.🔐 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
29. 29.True or false: “ignoring updates” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔐 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
31. 31.True or false: “restarting to update” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: known, trusted sites? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
33. 33.🧩 A pop-up says “Your phone has 5 viruses! Tap to clean.” What is it? (a) a fake warning (b) a free gift (c) an update (d) a real scan
34. 34.True or false: “modded game files” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) turning off protection (b) files from strangers (c) backing up your work (d) clicking pop-up ads
36. 36.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A torch app asks to read your messages. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
37. 37.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) clicking pop-up ads (b) reading permissions (c) “free” paid games (d) opening odd attachments
38. 38.True or false: “the official app store” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “an antivirus scan” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking app reviews (b) unknown download links (c) reading permissions (d) installing updates

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