Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 75 · 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) reading permissions (b) ignoring updates (c) backing up your work (d) asking before installing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking app reviews (b) restarting to update (c) known, trusted sites (d) clicking pop-up ads
3. 3.🛡️ What does antivirus software do? (a) makes games faster (b) gives free coins (c) finds harmful files (d) hides your name
4. 4.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) installing updates (b) known, trusted sites (c) unknown download links (d) reading permissions
5. 5.True or false: “unknown download links” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔐 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turning off protection (b) checking app reviews (c) cracked software (d) files from strangers
8. 8.True or false: ““speed booster” pop-ups” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A voice recorder asks for the microphone. (a) makes sense (b) a warning sign
10. 10.True or false: “installing updates” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) backing up your work (b) “speed booster” pop-ups (c) turning off protection (d) files from strangers
12. 12.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) modded game files (b) asking before installing (c) clicking pop-up ads (d) turning off protection
13. 13.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) installing updates (b) “free” paid games (c) clicking pop-up ads (d) ignoring updates
14. 14.📎 An email from an unknown sender has a file named “FREE GIFT”. What do you do? (a) open it (b) don’t open it (c) forward it (d) rename it
15. 15.🎮 A website offers a paid game as a free download. Best choice? (a) download it (b) skip it (c) turn off antivirus (d) share the link
16. 16.🧩 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
17. 17.🔐 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “free” paid games (b) deleting unused apps (c) known, trusted sites (d) installing updates
19. 19.🔐 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
20. 20.True or false: “unknown download links” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cracked software (b) clicking pop-up ads (c) “free” paid games (d) restarting to update
22. 22.🔐 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
23. 23.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) reading permissions (b) deleting unused apps (c) known, trusted sites (d) “free” paid games
24. 24.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: an antivirus scan? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
25. 25.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “free” paid games? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
26. 26.🔐 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
27. 27.True or false: “backing up your work” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “speed booster” pop-ups? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
29. 29.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) ignoring updates (b) backing up your work (c) files from strangers (d) modded game files
30. 30.🔐 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
31. 31.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: deleting unused apps? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
32. 32.🔐 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
33. 33.True or false: “the official app store” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) ignoring updates (b) “free” paid games (c) files from strangers (d) the official app store
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “free” paid games (b) modded game files (c) installing updates (d) cracked software
36. 36.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: the official app store? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
37. 37.True or false: “reading permissions” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: opening odd attachments? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
39. 39.True or false: “files from strangers” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) an antivirus scan (b) checking app reviews (c) asking before installing (d) turning off protection

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