Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 847 · 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: unknown download links? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
3. 3.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: restarting to update? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
4. 4.True or false: “reading permissions” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) checking app reviews (b) turning off protection (c) reading permissions (d) backing up your work
6. 6.🔐 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
7. 7.🔐 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
8. 8.True or false: “turning off protection” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) clicking pop-up ads (b) ignoring updates (c) installing updates (d) turning off protection
10. 10.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: turning off protection? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
11. 11.🛡️ What does antivirus software do? (a) gives free coins (b) hides your name (c) makes games faster (d) finds harmful files
12. 12.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “free” paid games? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
13. 13.🔐 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
14. 14.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: reading permissions? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
15. 15.True or false: “opening odd attachments” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: files from strangers? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
17. 17.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) asking before installing (b) files from strangers (c) turning off protection (d) ignoring updates
18. 18.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: the official app store? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) files from strangers (b) opening odd attachments (c) “speed booster” pop-ups (d) known, trusted sites
20. 20.True or false: “deleting unused apps” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) modded game files (b) unknown download links (c) deleting unused apps (d) turning off protection
22. 22.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: cracked software? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cracked software (b) ignoring updates (c) the official app store (d) clicking pop-up ads
24. 24.True or false: “cracked software” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: checking app reviews? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
26. 26.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “speed booster” pop-ups? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
27. 27.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) ignoring updates (b) restarting to update (c) installing updates (d) reading permissions
28. 28.True or false: “deleting unused apps” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📎 An email from an unknown sender has a file named “FREE GIFT”. What do you do? (a) forward it (b) open it (c) rename it (d) don’t open it
30. 30.🔐 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
31. 31.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) “free” paid games (b) checking app reviews (c) unknown download links (d) “speed booster” pop-ups
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turning off protection (b) “free” paid games (c) modded game files (d) reading permissions
33. 33.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: known, trusted sites? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
34. 34.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: asking before installing? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) unknown download links (b) files from strangers (c) deleting unused apps (d) “speed booster” pop-ups
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking app reviews (b) asking before installing (c) turning off protection (d) installing updates
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) turning off protection (c) an antivirus scan (d) “free” paid games
38. 38.🔐 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “free” paid games (b) reading permissions (c) checking app reviews (d) deleting unused apps
40. 40.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) turning off protection (b) modded game files (c) unknown download links (d) an antivirus scan

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