Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 558 · 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: installing updates? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “free” paid games (b) files from strangers (c) deleting unused apps (d) “speed booster” pop-ups
3. 3.True or false: “installing updates” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clicking pop-up ads (b) ignoring updates (c) installing updates (d) unknown download links
5. 5.True or false: “backing up your work” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: backing up your work? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
7. 7.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: unknown download links? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the official app store (b) ignoring updates (c) known, trusted sites (d) backing up your work
9. 9.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) unknown download links (b) ignoring updates (c) clicking pop-up ads (d) the official app store
10. 10.🔐 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
11. 11.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: asking before installing? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
12. 12.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) clicking pop-up ads (b) reading permissions (c) an antivirus scan (d) restarting to update
13. 13.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: files from strangers? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
14. 14.🔐 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turning off protection (b) reading permissions (c) asking before installing (d) an antivirus scan
16. 16.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) known, trusted sites (b) asking before installing (c) an antivirus scan (d) opening odd attachments
17. 17.🔐 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
18. 18.⬆️ Why install updates? (a) no reason (b) they fix security holes (c) they slow phones (d) they add ads
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) files from strangers (c) “free” paid games (d) known, trusted sites
20. 20.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: the official app store? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
21. 21.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) checking app reviews (b) modded game files (c) opening odd attachments (d) files from strangers
22. 22.🧩 A pop-up says “Your phone has 5 viruses! Tap to clean.” What is it? (a) an update (b) a free gift (c) a fake warning (d) a real scan
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking app reviews (b) opening odd attachments (c) clicking pop-up ads (d) turning off protection
24. 24.🔐 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading permissions (b) installing updates (c) restarting to update (d) cracked software
26. 26.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: reading permissions? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
27. 27.🛡️ What does antivirus software do? (a) makes games faster (b) hides your name (c) gives free coins (d) finds harmful files
28. 28.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: ignoring updates? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
29. 29.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) reading permissions (b) the official app store (c) unknown download links (d) backing up your work
30. 30.📎 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “free” paid games (b) known, trusted sites (c) asking before installing (d) installing updates
32. 32.True or false: “backing up your work” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “asking before installing” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cracked software (b) modded game files (c) “free” paid games (d) backing up your work
35. 35.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) modded game files (b) backing up your work (c) files from strangers (d) opening odd attachments
36. 36.True or false: “files from strangers” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A drawing game asks for your microphone. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
38. 38.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) modded game files (b) an antivirus scan (c) files from strangers (d) clicking pop-up ads
39. 39.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) asking before installing (b) clicking pop-up ads (c) ignoring updates (d) unknown download links
40. 40.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “free” paid games? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit

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