Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 501 · 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: checking app reviews? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
2. 2.🔐 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
3. 3.🎮 A website offers a paid game as a free download. Best choice? (a) turn off antivirus (b) download it (c) skip it (d) share the link
4. 4.True or false: “clicking pop-up ads” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛡️ What does antivirus software do? (a) makes games faster (b) hides your name (c) finds harmful files (d) gives free coins
6. 6.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A music app asks for storage to save songs offline. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
7. 7.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) ignoring updates (b) files from strangers (c) restarting to update (d) clicking pop-up ads
8. 8.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: turning off protection? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
9. 9.⬆️ Why install updates? (a) they add ads (b) they slow phones (c) no reason (d) they fix security holes
10. 10.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) modded game files (b) opening odd attachments (c) files from strangers (d) an antivirus scan
11. 11.True or false: “backing up your work” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A photo editor asks for your photos. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) opening odd attachments (b) clicking pop-up ads (c) “speed booster” pop-ups (d) deleting unused apps
14. 14.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: unknown download links? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
15. 15.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A map app asks for your location. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cracked software (b) asking before installing (c) clicking pop-up ads (d) opening odd attachments
17. 17.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A video-call app asks for your camera and microphone. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
18. 18.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: an antivirus scan? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
19. 19.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) asking before installing (b) ignoring updates (c) restarting to update (d) backing up your work
20. 20.True or false: “installing updates” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) backing up your work (b) turning off protection (c) installing updates (d) checking app reviews
22. 22.🧩 A pop-up says “Your phone has 5 viruses! Tap to clean.” What is it? (a) a free gift (b) an update (c) a real scan (d) a fake warning
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “free” paid games (b) ignoring updates (c) the official app store (d) modded game files
24. 24.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: installing updates? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
25. 25.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) ignoring updates (b) the official app store (c) unknown download links (d) clicking pop-up ads
26. 26.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) restarting to update (b) files from strangers (c) known, trusted sites (d) reading permissions
27. 27.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A wallpaper app asks for your location all the time. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) files from strangers (b) clicking pop-up ads (c) turning off protection (d) restarting to update
29. 29.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A voice recorder asks for the microphone. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
30. 30.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) installing updates (b) reading permissions (c) unknown download links (d) an antivirus scan
31. 31.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: asking before installing? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
32. 32.📎 An email from an unknown sender has a file named “FREE GIFT”. What do you do? (a) don’t open it (b) rename it (c) forward it (d) open it
33. 33.True or false: “checking app reviews” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “free” paid games? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
35. 35.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: restarting to update? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
36. 36.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) cracked software (c) installing updates (d) ignoring updates
37. 37.🔐 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
38. 38.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A torch app asks to read your messages. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clicking pop-up ads (b) checking app reviews (c) cracked software (d) files from strangers
40. 40.True or false: “clicking pop-up ads” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False

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