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