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.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “I like reading mystery stories.” (a) gives away private info (b) keeps you safe
- 2.Which of these is usually okay to share? (a) your daily bus stop (b) an OTP (c) your favourite fruit (d) a photo of your house
- 3.True or false: “your favourite season” is usually okay to share. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔒 Private or okay to share: an OTP? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 5.🔒 Private or okay to share: a drawing of a tiger? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 6.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “I’m home alone till 7 today.” (a) keeps you safe (b) gives away private info
- 7.True or false: “your home address” is private — keep it to yourself. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “Cricket is my favourite sport.” (a) gives away private info (b) keeps you safe
- 9.True or false: “your live location” is private — keep it to yourself. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “your favourite sport” is private — keep it to yourself. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these is usually okay to share? (a) your ID card number (b) your school name (c) a photo of your house (d) your favourite subject
- 12.Which of these is usually okay to share? (a) your favourite sport (b) your home address (c) your school name (d) a photo of your house
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your school name (b) your tuition timings (c) your hobby (d) a bank card number
- 14.Which of these is private — keep it to yourself? (a) a photo of your house (b) a drawing of a tiger (c) a fun fact about owls (d) your hobby
- 15.True or false: “a fun fact about owls” is usually okay to share. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔒 A game asks for your home address to “send a gift”. What should you do? (a) post it in the chat (b) type it in quickly (c) ask a parent first (d) share it with a friend
- 17.Which of these is private — keep it to yourself? (a) a fun fact about owls (b) a book you enjoyed (c) your home address (d) your favourite colour
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your favourite song (b) your live location (c) your home address (d) your daily bus stop
- 19.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “My birthday is 5 May 2014 and I’m in Class 6B.” (a) gives away private info (b) keeps you safe
- 20.True or false: “a photo of your house” is usually okay to share. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a riddle you made up (b) a photo of your house (c) your favourite sport (d) your favourite colour
- 22.True or false: “your favourite subject” is usually okay to share. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your favourite sport (b) your daily bus stop (c) your favourite season (d) your hobby
- 24.🏫 Someone online asks “Which school do you go to?” Best reply? (a) say you’d rather not (b) tell them your class too (c) send a photo of it (d) tell them the name
- 25.True or false: “your phone number” is private — keep it to yourself. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔒 Private or okay to share: your favourite sport? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 27.🔒 Private or okay to share: your favourite fruit? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 28.🔒 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
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your tuition timings (b) a bank card number (c) your favourite season (d) your home address
- 30.🔒 Private or okay to share: your hobby? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 31.🔒 Private or okay to share: your favourite colour? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 32.True or false: “your phone number” is usually okay to share. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is usually okay to share? (a) a bank card number (b) a book you enjoyed (c) a photo of your house (d) an OTP
- 34.🔒 Private or okay to share: your home address? (a) private (b) okay to share
- 35.🔒 Private or okay to share: your daily bus stop? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 36.🔒 Does this message give away private info or keep you safe? “That level was so hard — well played!” (a) keeps you safe (b) gives away private info
- 37.🔒 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
- 38.🔒 Private or okay to share: a bank card number? (a) okay to share (b) private
- 39.True or false: “an OTP” is usually okay to share. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: “your date of birth” is private — keep it to yourself. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- keeps you safe
- your favourite fruit
- True
- private
- okay to share
- gives away private info
- True
- keeps you safe
- True
- False
- your favourite subject
- your favourite sport
- your hobby
- a photo of your house
- True
- ask a parent first
- your home address
- your favourite song
- gives away private info
- False
- a photo of your house
- True
- your daily bus stop
- say you’d rather not
- True
- okay to share
- okay to share
- gives away private info
- your favourite season
- okay to share
- okay to share
- False
- a book you enjoyed
- private
- private
- keeps you safe
- gives away private info
- private
- False
- True
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