Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 70 · 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.⬆️ Why install updates? (a) no reason (b) they slow phones (c) they fix security holes (d) they add ads
2. 2.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: restarting to update? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
3. 3.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) clicking pop-up ads (b) deleting unused apps (c) asking before installing (d) reading permissions
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) opening odd attachments (b) deleting unused apps (c) files from strangers (d) cracked software
5. 5.True or false: “an antivirus scan” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛡️ What does antivirus software do? (a) makes games faster (b) finds harmful files (c) hides your name (d) gives free coins
7. 7.True or false: “reading permissions” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📎 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) rename it (d) forward it
9. 9.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: turning off protection? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
10. 10.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) backing up your work (b) reading permissions (c) “free” paid games (d) installing updates
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) installing updates (b) checking app reviews (c) reading permissions (d) unknown download links
12. 12.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) the official app store (b) ignoring updates (c) restarting to update (d) checking app reviews
13. 13.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: the official app store? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
14. 14.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: asking before installing? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
15. 15.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) deleting unused apps (b) known, trusted sites (c) turning off protection (d) an antivirus scan
16. 16.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) unknown download links (b) reading permissions (c) files from strangers (d) clicking pop-up ads
17. 17.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: ignoring updates? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
18. 18.🔐 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking app reviews (b) restarting to update (c) files from strangers (d) asking before installing
20. 20.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “free” paid games? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turning off protection (b) clicking pop-up ads (c) “free” paid games (d) reading permissions
22. 22.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: checking app reviews? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
23. 23.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: clicking pop-up ads? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
24. 24.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: known, trusted sites? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
25. 25.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A simple puzzle game asks to make phone calls. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
26. 26.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) known, trusted sites (b) unknown download links (c) “free” paid games (d) cracked software
27. 27.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A map app asks for your location. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deleting unused apps (b) asking before installing (c) the official app store (d) ignoring updates
29. 29.True or false: “restarting to update” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔐 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
31. 31.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: deleting unused apps? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) backing up your work (b) reading permissions (c) checking app reviews (d) opening odd attachments
33. 33.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) unknown download links (b) modded game files (c) the official app store (d) opening odd attachments
34. 34.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: reading permissions? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
35. 35.🔐 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
36. 36.🧩 A pop-up says “Your phone has 5 viruses! Tap to clean.” What is it? (a) a real scan (b) a free gift (c) an update (d) a fake warning
37. 37.🔐 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) files from strangers (b) ignoring updates (c) “speed booster” pop-ups (d) asking before installing
39. 39.True or false: “modded game files” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔐 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

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