Cyber Safety Worksheet: Safe Downloads

Cyber safety lesson 21: Safe downloads, updates and antivirus · Set 964 · 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) they add ads (b) they slow phones (c) no reason (d) they fix security holes
2. 2.🛡️ What does antivirus software do? (a) finds harmful files (b) hides your name (c) gives free coins (d) makes games faster
3. 3.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) restarting to update (b) installing updates (c) backing up your work (d) ignoring updates
4. 4.True or false: ““free” paid games” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: asking before installing? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
6. 6.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) known, trusted sites (b) “free” paid games (c) checking app reviews (d) restarting to update
7. 7.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) an antivirus scan (b) turning off protection (c) “free” paid games (d) “speed booster” pop-ups
8. 8.True or false: “the official app store” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “reading permissions” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) restarting to update (b) the official app store (c) an antivirus scan (d) modded game files
11. 11.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) reading permissions (b) unknown download links (c) “free” paid games (d) cracked software
12. 12.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) the official app store (b) turning off protection (c) clicking pop-up ads (d) opening odd attachments
13. 13.🎮 A website offers a paid game as a free download. Best choice? (a) turn off antivirus (b) download it (c) share the link (d) skip it
14. 14.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: restarting to update? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
15. 15.True or false: “checking app reviews” is a risky download habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) “free” paid games (c) installing updates (d) cracked software
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “speed booster” pop-ups (b) unknown download links (c) backing up your work (d) “free” paid games
18. 18.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) unknown download links (b) known, trusted sites (c) the official app store (d) checking app reviews
19. 19.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: clicking pop-up ads? (a) a risky habit (b) a safe habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking app reviews (b) installing updates (c) an antivirus scan (d) cracked software
21. 21.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A music app asks for storage to save songs offline. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
22. 22.Which of these is a risky download habit? (a) restarting to update (b) asking before installing (c) reading permissions (d) opening odd attachments
23. 23.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) files from strangers (b) asking before installing (c) modded game files (d) “speed booster” pop-ups
24. 24.True or false: “backing up your work” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: ““speed booster” pop-ups” is a safe download habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔐 Does this permission make sense, or is it a warning sign? A simple puzzle game asks to make phone calls. (a) a warning sign (b) makes sense
27. 27.Which of these is a safe download habit? (a) opening odd attachments (b) deleting unused apps (c) files from strangers (d) cracked software
28. 28.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: “speed booster” pop-ups? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking app reviews (b) turning off protection (c) “speed booster” pop-ups (d) clicking pop-up ads
30. 30.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: checking app reviews? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
31. 31.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: modded game files? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) “free” paid games (b) modded game files (c) clicking pop-up ads (d) asking before installing
33. 33.True or false: “installing updates” is a safe download habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⬇️ Safe or risky habit: the official app store? (a) a safe habit (b) a risky habit
35. 35.🔐 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
36. 36.📎 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) rename it (d) forward it
37. 37.🧩 A pop-up says “Your phone has 5 viruses! Tap to clean.” What is it? (a) a free gift (b) a real scan (c) an update (d) a fake warning
38. 38.True or false: “turning off protection” is a risky download habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “ignoring updates” is a risky 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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