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