Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 559 · 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.True or false: “deleting unused apps” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) restarting to update (b) known, trusted sites (c) asking before installing (d) files from strangers
3. 3.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: ignoring updates? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
4. 4.🔐 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
5. 5.📎 An email from an unknown sender has a file named “FREE GIFT”. What do you do? (a) rename it (b) open it (c) forward it (d) don’t open it
6. 6.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) installing updates (b) cracked software (c) an antivirus scan (d) the official app store
7. 7.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: clicking pop-up ads? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
8. 8.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: installing updates? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cracked software (b) backing up your work (c) checking app reviews (d) installing updates
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) opening odd attachments (b) reading permissions (c) “free” paid games (d) “speed booster” pop-ups
11. 11.🛡️ What does antivirus software do? (a) makes games faster (b) finds harmful files (c) hides your name (d) gives free coins
12. 12.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) opening odd attachments (b) clicking pop-up ads (c) an antivirus scan (d) “free” paid games
13. 13.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “speed booster” pop-ups? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unknown download links (b) ignoring updates (c) “speed booster” pop-ups (d) backing up your work
15. 15.True or false: “opening odd attachments” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: checking app reviews? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
17. 17.🔐 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) “free” paid games (c) turning off protection (d) known, trusted sites
19. 19.True or false: “deleting unused apps” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) turning off protection (b) checking app reviews (c) asking before installing (d) reading permissions
21. 21.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: modded game files? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
22. 22.🔐 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
23. 23.True or false: “files from strangers” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧩 A pop-up says “Your phone has 5 viruses! Tap to clean.” What is it? (a) a real scan (b) an update (c) a free gift (d) a fake warning
25. 25.🔐 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
26. 26.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: an antivirus scan? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
27. 27.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) the official app store (b) cracked software (c) ignoring updates (d) clicking pop-up ads
28. 28.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) restarting to update (b) checking app reviews (c) unknown download links (d) asking before installing
29. 29.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: files from strangers? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
30. 30.True or false: “known, trusted sites” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the official app store (b) “free” paid games (c) backing up your work (d) checking app reviews
32. 32.True or false: “restarting to update” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: the official app store? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turning off protection (b) restarting to update (c) modded game files (d) clicking pop-up ads
35. 35.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) reading permissions (b) cracked software (c) “free” paid games (d) modded game files
36. 36.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: known, trusted sites? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
37. 37.True or false: “an antivirus scan” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: ““free” paid games” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deleting unused apps (b) clicking pop-up ads (c) restarting to update (d) asking before installing
40. 40.True or false: “asking before installing” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True

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