Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 57 · 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) restarting to update (b) opening odd attachments (c) modded game files (d) cracked software
2. 2.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) restarting to update (b) checking app reviews (c) clicking pop-up ads (d) installing updates
3. 3.True or false: “ignoring updates” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clicking pop-up ads (b) “speed booster” pop-ups (c) restarting to update (d) ignoring updates
5. 5.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: reading permissions? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
6. 6.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: the official app store? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
7. 7.True or false: “backing up your work” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “installing updates” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔐 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
10. 10.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) installing updates (b) clicking pop-up ads (c) modded game files (d) opening odd attachments
11. 11.📎 An email from an unknown sender has a file named “FREE GIFT”. What do you do? (a) open it (b) rename it (c) forward it (d) don’t open it
12. 12.True or false: “modded game files” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A map app asks for your location. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
14. 14.🔐 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
15. 15.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: restarting to update? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
16. 16.True or false: “reading permissions” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: installing updates? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
18. 18.🔐 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
19. 19.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: cracked software? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the official app store (b) deleting unused apps (c) reading permissions (d) cracked software
21. 21.🔐 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
22. 22.True or false: “reading permissions” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring updates (b) asking before installing (c) unknown download links (d) clicking pop-up ads
24. 24.True or false: “restarting to update” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔐 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an antivirus scan (b) opening odd attachments (c) ignoring updates (d) turning off protection
27. 27.True or false: “checking app reviews” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: known, trusted sites? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
29. 29.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) asking before installing (b) modded game files (c) unknown download links (d) files from strangers
30. 30.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) unknown download links (b) “speed booster” pop-ups (c) checking app reviews (d) opening odd attachments
31. 31.🔐 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
32. 32.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: files from strangers? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
33. 33.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “speed booster” pop-ups? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
34. 34.🧩 A pop-up says “Your phone has 5 viruses! Tap to clean.” What is it? (a) a free gift (b) a fake warning (c) a real scan (d) an update
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) cracked software (c) backing up your work (d) opening odd attachments
36. 36.⬆️ Why install updates? (a) they fix security holes (b) no reason (c) they slow phones (d) they add ads
37. 37.True or false: “opening odd attachments” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛡️ What does antivirus software do? (a) makes games faster (b) gives free coins (c) finds harmful files (d) hides your name
39. 39.True or false: “known, trusted sites” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: asking before installing? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit

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