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