Cyber Safety Worksheet: Private Information
Stay safe (Could a stranger use it?): Private: home address, school name, phone number, passwords, OTPs, PINs, date of birth, ID numbers, live location, daily timings. Usually okay to share: favourites, hobbies, drawings, book reviews, fun facts. Not sure? Don’t share — ask a parent or another trusted adult first.
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- 1.True or false: “your favourite season” is private — keep it to yourself. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is usually okay to share? (a) your phone number (b) your daily bus stop (c) a riddle you made up (d) your passwords
- 3.True or false: “your home address” is usually okay to share. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your daily bus stop (b) your favourite fruit (c) your hobby (d) your favourite colour
- 5.🏫 Someone online asks “Which school do you go to?” Best reply? (a) tell them your class too (b) send a photo of it (c) tell them the name (d) say you’d rather not
- 6.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “Sorry, I don’t share my number online.” (a) gives away private info (b) keeps you safe
- 7.Which of these is usually okay to share? (a) an OTP (b) your phone number (c) your date of birth (d) your favourite subject
- 8.📸 Your photo shows your school badge and uniform. What is best before posting? (a) crop or blur the badge (b) add your class too (c) tag your school (d) post it as it is
- 9.Which of these is private — keep it to yourself? (a) an OTP (b) a fun fact about owls (c) a riddle you made up (d) a book you enjoyed
- 10.🔒 Private or okay to share: your tuition timings? (a) private (b) okay to share
- 11.🔒 Private or okay to share: your passwords? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 12.🔒 Private or okay to share: a book you enjoyed? (a) private (b) okay to share
- 13.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “My birthday is 5 May 2014 and I’m in Class 6B.” (a) keeps you safe (b) gives away private info
- 14.🔒 Private or okay to share: your daily bus stop? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 15.True or false: “your live location” is private — keep it to yourself. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔒 Private or okay to share: your favourite subject? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 17.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “I live in Flat 4B, Green Park Lane, near the big temple.” (a) keeps you safe (b) gives away private info
- 18.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “I’m at the park right now, near the blue gate.” (a) keeps you safe (b) gives away private info
- 19.📍 Why should you keep your live location private? (a) it costs extra money (b) it changes your name (c) it makes games slow (d) strangers could find you
- 20.True or false: “your favourite colour” is private — keep it to yourself. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “I like reading mystery stories.” (a) keeps you safe (b) gives away private info
- 22.Which of these is usually okay to share? (a) your favourite song (b) your school name (c) your passwords (d) your live location
- 23.🔒 A game asks for your home address to “send a gift”. What should you do? (a) post it in the chat (b) ask a parent first (c) share it with a friend (d) type it in quickly
- 24.🔒 Private or okay to share: a photo of your house? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 25.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “Here’s my number, call me any time!” (a) keeps you safe (b) gives away private info
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your favourite colour (b) a fun fact about owls (c) your favourite subject (d) an OTP
- 27.Which of these is private — keep it to yourself? (a) a bank card number (b) your favourite fruit (c) your hobby (d) your favourite sport
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your phone number (b) your live location (c) a photo of your house (d) a book you enjoyed
- 29.🔒 Private or okay to share: your favourite colour? (a) private (b) okay to share
- 30.🔒 Private or okay to share: a bank card number? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 31.True or false: “your ID card number” is usually okay to share. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔒 Private or okay to share: your hobby? (a) private (b) okay to share
- 33.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “The OTP that just came is 5821.” (a) keeps you safe (b) gives away private info
- 34.Which of these is private — keep it to yourself? (a) your favourite song (b) a drawing of a tiger (c) your phone number (d) a riddle you made up
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your favourite fruit (b) your favourite song (c) your favourite colour (d) your phone number
- 36.Which of these is usually okay to share? (a) your favourite season (b) your home address (c) a photo of your house (d) your daily bus stop
- 37.True or false: “a bank card number” is usually okay to share. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your date of birth (b) your hobby (c) your ID card number (d) your home address
- 39.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “I’d rather not share that. Let’s keep playing.” (a) gives away private info (b) keeps you safe
- 40.True or false: “a bank card number” is private — keep it to yourself. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- a riddle you made up
- False
- your daily bus stop
- say you’d rather not
- keeps you safe
- your favourite subject
- crop or blur the badge
- an OTP
- private
- private
- okay to share
- gives away private info
- private
- True
- okay to share
- gives away private info
- gives away private info
- strangers could find you
- False
- keeps you safe
- your favourite song
- ask a parent first
- private
- gives away private info
- an OTP
- a bank card number
- a book you enjoyed
- okay to share
- private
- False
- okay to share
- gives away private info
- your phone number
- your phone number
- your favourite season
- False
- your hobby
- keeps you safe
- True
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