Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 617 · 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) ignoring updates (b) turning off protection (c) “speed booster” pop-ups (d) deleting unused apps
2. 2.🔐 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) an antivirus scan (c) unknown download links (d) “free” paid games
4. 4.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) an antivirus scan (b) “free” paid games (c) restarting to update (d) checking app reviews
5. 5.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “free” paid games? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
6. 6.🎮 A website offers a paid game as a free download. Best choice? (a) turn off antivirus (b) share the link (c) download it (d) skip it
7. 7.True or false: “known, trusted sites” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: clicking pop-up ads? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) modded game files (c) installing updates (d) unknown download links
10. 10.True or false: ““speed booster” pop-ups” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “an antivirus scan” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) modded game files (b) an antivirus scan (c) deleting unused apps (d) backing up your work
13. 13.True or false: “known, trusted sites” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) backing up your work (b) reading permissions (c) installing updates (d) turning off protection
15. 15.True or false: “backing up your work” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “modded game files” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading permissions (b) turning off protection (c) ignoring updates (d) unknown download links
18. 18.⬆️ Why install updates? (a) they slow phones (b) no reason (c) they fix security holes (d) they add ads
19. 19.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) opening odd attachments (b) ignoring updates (c) “free” paid games (d) reading permissions
20. 20.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) asking before installing (b) the official app store (c) “speed booster” pop-ups (d) an antivirus scan
21. 21.📎 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
22. 22.True or false: “cracked software” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “files from strangers” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) unknown download links (b) opening odd attachments (c) “speed booster” pop-ups (d) restarting to update
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cracked software (b) “free” paid games (c) turning off protection (d) the official app store
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) backing up your work (b) restarting to update (c) unknown download links (d) asking before installing
27. 27.True or false: “backing up your work” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) cracked software (b) files from strangers (c) installing updates (d) “free” paid games
29. 29.True or false: “ignoring updates” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) files from strangers (b) modded game files (c) clicking pop-up ads (d) checking app reviews
31. 31.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A photo editor asks for your photos. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) backing up your work (b) installing updates (c) cracked software (d) known, trusted sites
33. 33.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) “free” paid games (b) modded game files (c) opening odd attachments (d) an antivirus scan
34. 34.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: turning off protection? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
35. 35.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A calculator app asks for your contacts. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
36. 36.True or false: “unknown download links” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “modded game files” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “speed booster” pop-ups? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
39. 39.True or false: “an antivirus scan” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: modded game files? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit

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