Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 698 · 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.🎮 A website offers a paid game as a free download. Best choice? (a) download it (b) turn off antivirus (c) share the link (d) skip it
2. 2.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) clicking pop-up ads (b) opening odd attachments (c) turning off protection (d) the official app store
3. 3.🔐 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
4. 4.🔐 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
5. 5.🧩 A pop-up says “Your phone has 5 viruses! Tap to clean.” What is it? (a) a free gift (b) an update (c) a fake warning (d) a real scan
6. 6.⬆️ Why install updates? (a) no reason (b) they add ads (c) they fix security holes (d) they slow phones
7. 7.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “free” paid games? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
8. 8.📎 An email from an unknown sender has a file named “FREE GIFT”. What do you do? (a) forward it (b) open it (c) don’t open it (d) rename it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking app reviews (b) installing updates (c) the official app store (d) files from strangers
10. 10.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) cracked software (b) “free” paid games (c) asking before installing (d) opening odd attachments
11. 11.🔐 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
12. 12.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: ignoring updates? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
13. 13.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: opening odd attachments? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
14. 14.True or false: “modded game files” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A sticker app asks to read your contacts and messages. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
16. 16.🔐 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
17. 17.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: an antivirus scan? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
18. 18.True or false: “deleting unused apps” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “installing updates” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking before installing (b) an antivirus scan (c) checking app reviews (d) clicking pop-up ads
21. 21.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A map app asks for your location. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) asking before installing (c) cracked software (d) opening odd attachments
23. 23.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: restarting to update? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turning off protection (b) files from strangers (c) “free” paid games (d) reading permissions
25. 25.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: unknown download links? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
26. 26.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: reading permissions? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
27. 27.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) deleting unused apps (b) “free” paid games (c) an antivirus scan (d) reading permissions
28. 28.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: known, trusted sites? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
29. 29.True or false: “an antivirus scan” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) cracked software (c) “free” paid games (d) known, trusted sites
31. 31.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) reading permissions (b) asking before installing (c) deleting unused apps (d) unknown download links
32. 32.True or false: “the official app store” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clicking pop-up ads (b) an antivirus scan (c) “free” paid games (d) “speed booster” pop-ups
34. 34.True or false: “unknown download links” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “cracked software” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “reading permissions” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: deleting unused apps? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unknown download links (b) asking before installing (c) checking app reviews (d) an antivirus scan
39. 39.True or false: “known, trusted sites” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an antivirus scan (b) asking before installing (c) installing updates (d) turning off protection

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