Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 545 · 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.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) clicking pop-up ads (b) checking app reviews (c) unknown download links (d) ignoring updates
2. 2.🧩 A pop-up says “Your phone has 5 viruses! Tap to clean.” What is it? (a) an update (b) a fake warning (c) a real scan (d) a free gift
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cracked software (b) turning off protection (c) checking app reviews (d) “free” paid games
4. 4.True or false: “reading permissions” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: installing updates? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
6. 6.True or false: “files from strangers” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) deleting unused apps (b) backing up your work (c) cracked software (d) installing updates
8. 8.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) installing updates (b) reading permissions (c) checking app reviews (d) ignoring updates
9. 9.🔐 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
10. 10.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) restarting to update (b) opening odd attachments (c) “speed booster” pop-ups (d) ignoring updates
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking app reviews (b) reading permissions (c) “free” paid games (d) installing updates
12. 12.True or false: “clicking pop-up ads” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔐 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
14. 14.True or false: “unknown download links” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) checking app reviews (b) reading permissions (c) “free” paid games (d) an antivirus scan
16. 16.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: clicking pop-up ads? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
17. 17.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) asking before installing (c) “free” paid games (d) modded game files
18. 18.🔐 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
19. 19.True or false: “turning off protection” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “backing up your work” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: cracked software? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the official app store (b) installing updates (c) ignoring updates (d) backing up your work
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the official app store (b) restarting to update (c) checking app reviews (d) “speed booster” pop-ups
24. 24.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: unknown download links? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
25. 25.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) checking app reviews (b) known, trusted sites (c) modded game files (d) restarting to update
26. 26.📎 An email from an unknown sender has a file named “FREE GIFT”. What do you do? (a) open it (b) rename it (c) don’t open it (d) forward it
27. 27.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A simple puzzle game asks to make phone calls. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
28. 28.🔐 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the official app store (b) deleting unused apps (c) reading permissions (d) files from strangers
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) opening odd attachments (b) turning off protection (c) the official app store (d) cracked software
31. 31.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) an antivirus scan (b) ignoring updates (c) opening odd attachments (d) files from strangers
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) backing up your work (b) modded game files (c) “speed booster” pop-ups (d) cracked software
33. 33.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: reading permissions? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking before installing (b) “free” paid games (c) unknown download links (d) clicking pop-up ads
35. 35.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: restarting to update? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
36. 36.True or false: “an antivirus scan” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: the official app store? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) installing updates (b) files from strangers (c) ignoring updates (d) unknown download links
39. 39.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) the official app store (b) ignoring updates (c) files from strangers (d) clicking pop-up ads
40. 40.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: an antivirus scan? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit

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