Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 643 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) deleting unused apps (b) opening odd attachments (c) an antivirus scan (d) backing up your work
2. 2.📎 An email from an unknown sender has a file named “FREE GIFT”. What do you do? (a) don’t open it (b) open it (c) forward it (d) rename it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unknown download links (b) deleting unused apps (c) asking before installing (d) reading permissions
4. 4.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) an antivirus scan (b) checking app reviews (c) deleting unused apps (d) “free” paid games
5. 5.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A music app asks for storage to save songs offline. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) known, trusted sites (b) an antivirus scan (c) deleting unused apps (d) turning off protection
7. 7.⬆️ Why install updates? (a) no reason (b) they slow phones (c) they add ads (d) they fix security holes
8. 8.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: modded game files? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
9. 9.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) opening odd attachments (b) an antivirus scan (c) restarting to update (d) reading permissions
10. 10.True or false: “modded game files” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “ignoring updates” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking before installing (b) reading permissions (c) ignoring updates (d) the official app store
13. 13.🎮 A website offers a paid game as a free download. Best choice? (a) turn off antivirus (b) skip it (c) share the link (d) download it
14. 14.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) reading permissions (b) the official app store (c) asking before installing (d) “speed booster” pop-ups
15. 15.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) turning off protection (c) unknown download links (d) the official app store
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) installing updates (b) backing up your work (c) clicking pop-up ads (d) known, trusted sites
17. 17.True or false: “an antivirus scan” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) installing updates (b) backing up your work (c) asking before installing (d) cracked software
19. 19.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: the official app store? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
20. 20.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) checking app reviews (b) ignoring updates (c) modded game files (d) clicking pop-up ads
21. 21.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) installing updates (b) unknown download links (c) “speed booster” pop-ups (d) ignoring updates
22. 22.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: installing updates? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deleting unused apps (b) unknown download links (c) “free” paid games (d) opening odd attachments
24. 24.True or false: “asking before installing” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cracked software (b) unknown download links (c) asking before installing (d) ignoring updates
26. 26.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: an antivirus scan? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
27. 27.🔐 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
28. 28.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) installing updates (b) asking before installing (c) turning off protection (d) backing up your work
29. 29.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A torch app asks to read your messages. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
30. 30.🛡️ What does antivirus software do? (a) gives free coins (b) makes games faster (c) finds harmful files (d) hides your name
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turning off protection (b) cracked software (c) opening odd attachments (d) backing up your work
32. 32.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: unknown download links? (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.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: backing up your work? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
35. 35.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A drawing game asks for your microphone. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
36. 36.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) installing updates (b) checking app reviews (c) files from strangers (d) restarting to update
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) installing updates (b) reading permissions (c) backing up your work (d) files from strangers
38. 38.True or false: “deleting unused apps” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “turning off protection” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A photo editor asks for your photos. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign

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