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.🔒 Private or okay to share: your favourite song? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 2.True or false: “your favourite colour” is usually okay to share. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “I’m at the park right now, near the blue gate.” (a) gives away private info (b) keeps you safe
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your favourite subject (b) your daily bus stop (c) an OTP (d) a bank card number
- 5.📸 Your photo shows your school badge and uniform. What is best before posting? (a) post it as it is (b) add your class too (c) crop or blur the badge (d) tag your school
- 6.Which of these is usually okay to share? (a) a book you enjoyed (b) your date of birth (c) an OTP (d) your tuition timings
- 7.🔒 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
- 8.🔒 Private or okay to share: your favourite subject? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 9.🔒 Private or okay to share: your hobby? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 10.🔒 Private or okay to share: an OTP? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 11.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “My favourite fruit is mango.” (a) gives away private info (b) keeps you safe
- 12.📍 Why should you keep your live location private? (a) it costs extra money (b) it makes games slow (c) it changes your name (d) strangers could find you
- 13.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “I love drawing birds!” (a) keeps you safe (b) gives away private info
- 14.Which of these is private — keep it to yourself? (a) a drawing of a tiger (b) your favourite fruit (c) your home address (d) your hobby
- 15.True or false: “your home address” is usually okay to share. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔒 Private or okay to share: your favourite season? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 17.🏫 Someone online asks “Which school do you go to?” Best reply? (a) send a photo of it (b) tell them your class too (c) say you’d rather not (d) tell them the name
- 18.True or false: “your passwords” is usually okay to share. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧩 Which of these is safe to put in a public profile? (a) a nickname (b) your full address (c) your school and class (d) your phone number
- 20.Which of these is usually okay to share? (a) a fun fact about owls (b) your school name (c) your home address (d) your date of birth
- 21.True or false: “a bank card number” is usually okay to share. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔒 Private or okay to share: your live location? (a) private (b) okay to share
- 23.Which of these is usually okay to share? (a) your daily bus stop (b) your phone number (c) an OTP (d) your hobby
- 24.Which of these is private — keep it to yourself? (a) your favourite song (b) your favourite season (c) your favourite sport (d) your passwords
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your school name (b) your tuition timings (c) your daily bus stop (d) your favourite sport
- 26.🔒 Private or okay to share: your school name? (a) private (b) okay to share
- 27.🔒 A game asks for your home address to “send a gift”. What should you do? (a) ask a parent first (b) share it with a friend (c) post it in the chat (d) type it in quickly
- 28.True or false: “a riddle you made up” is private — keep it to yourself. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔒 Private or okay to share: your tuition timings? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 30.True or false: “your favourite fruit” is private — keep it to yourself. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔒 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
- 32.Which of these is private — keep it to yourself? (a) your hobby (b) a book you enjoyed (c) your school name (d) your favourite sport
- 33.True or false: “a photo of your house” is usually okay to share. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔒 Private or okay to share: a bank card number? (a) private (b) okay to share
- 35.🔒 Private or okay to share: your favourite fruit? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 36.True or false: “your phone number” is private — keep it to yourself. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is private — keep it to yourself? (a) your hobby (b) your favourite season (c) a photo of your house (d) a book you enjoyed
- 38.🔒 Private or okay to share: your daily bus stop? (a) private (b) okay to share
- 39.Which of these is usually okay to share? (a) your home address (b) your ID card number (c) your daily bus stop (d) your favourite sport
- 40.🔒 Private or okay to share: your favourite sport? (a) private (b) okay to share
Answer key
- okay to share
- True
- gives away private info
- your favourite subject
- crop or blur the badge
- a book you enjoyed
- gives away private info
- okay to share
- okay to share
- private
- keeps you safe
- strangers could find you
- keeps you safe
- your home address
- False
- okay to share
- say you’d rather not
- False
- a nickname
- a fun fact about owls
- False
- private
- your hobby
- your passwords
- your favourite sport
- private
- ask a parent first
- False
- private
- False
- keeps you safe
- your school name
- False
- private
- okay to share
- True
- a photo of your house
- private
- your favourite sport
- okay to share
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