A security search parents and students make after every breach headline. This page has 100 important questions and answers. Original explainer for daily search — not a government login or live tracker.
A strong password is long and unique — a passphrase beats “Summer2026!”. Use a password manager so you are not recycling the same string on email, banking, and games. Turn on two-factor authentication (2FA).
Nobody from your bank DMs you for the SMS code. Phishing links copy real logos. If a prize wants your password, it is not a prize.
100 important questions. Quick 10 is a random set; Full set plays every question.
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100 questions and answers
Each item is a 4-option MCQ. Open a question, tap A–D. Green is correct, red is wrong. Original explainers — not copied match reports.
1. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 17) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
2. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 18) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
3. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 19) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
4. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 20) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
5. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 21) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
6. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 22) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
7. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 23) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
8. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 24) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
9. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 25) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
10. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 26) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
11. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 27) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
12. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 28) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
13. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 29) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
14. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 30) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
15. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 31) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
16. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 32) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
17. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 33) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
18. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 34) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
19. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 35) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
20. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 36) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
21. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 37) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
22. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 38) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
23. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 39) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
24. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 40) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
25. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 41) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
26. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 42) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
27. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 43) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
28. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 44) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
29. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 45) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
30. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 46) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
31. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 47) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
32. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 48) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
33. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 49) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
34. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 50) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
35. A good password is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) long, unique, and not reused
Managers generate and store them.
36. 2FA means
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) a second check (app, key, or code) after the password
Authenticator apps beat SMS when you can use them.
37. A phishing email tries to
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) trick you into giving a password or clicking a fake site
Check the real domain, not the logo.
38. If a site is breached, you should
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) change that password and any reuse of it
Have I Been Pwned-style checks exist.
39. Public Wi-Fi is riskier for
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) logging into email and banking without a VPN/care
Use the phone network for money if unsure.
40. A password manager is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) an encrypted vault for unique passwords
Protect it with a long master passphrase.
41. Never share
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) one-time codes or your 2FA prompts
Scammers sit on the phone and ask you to read the SMS.
42. HTTPS in the padlock means
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the link to that site is encrypted — not that the site is honest
Still check you are on the real bank domain.
43. Length in a passphrase usually beats
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) a short mix of symbols you will reuse
Four rare words can be stronger than P@ss1.
44. A unique password per important site stops
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) one breach opening your email and bank together
Reuse is the silent failure.
45. Store recovery codes for 2FA
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) offline or in the manager, not in the same inbox only
Lose the phone, keep the account.
46. A SIM-swap attack tries to
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) steal your number so SMS codes arrive to the thief
App or hardware 2FA resists this better than SMS.
47. Shoulder surfing is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) watching you type a PIN or password in public
Cup the screen on trains.
48. Software updates matter because
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) they close holes attackers already know
Turn on auto-update when you can.
49. A hardware security key is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) a physical second factor that phishing sites cannot easily fake
It is among the strongest 2FA options.
50. Security questions such as first pet are weak if
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the answer is on social media
Better: a random string, not a real fact.
51. On a public library PC, avoid
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) staying logged into email or banking
Log out and clear if you must use it.
52. Unknown USB sticks can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) carry malware; do not plug them into your only PC
Hand them to IT if at work.
53. Oversharing your holiday dates and home address
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) helps thieves plan
Post photos after you are home.
54. A fake app-store listing can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) steal the password you type into it
Install banks from the real store page you typed.
55. QR-code phishing sends you to
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) a lookalike site that harvests logins
Read the URL after the scan.
56. A password manager master phrase should be
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) long and not reused anywhere else
If that vault opens, everything opens.
57. Autofill on a weird lookalike domain can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) dump a password into a fake form
Check the host name first.
58. Children accounts still need
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) unique passwords and privacy settings, not the family dog name
School portals get phished too.
59. A lock screen on a phone stops
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) a snatched device opening mail at once
Use a long passcode, not 0000.
60. Bank staff will not ask you to
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) read a one-time SMS code to them on a surprise call
Hang up and call the number on the card.
61. HTTPS on a phishing clone means
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the fake site can still have a padlock
The padlock is not a badge of virtue.
62. After a breach email that looks official, first
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) go to the real site by typing the address, not the link
Then change that password.
63. SMS 2FA is better than nothing but weaker than
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) an authenticator app or a security key
Prefer app-based codes when the site offers them.
64. Writing passwords on paper can be OK if
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the paper is stored privately, not on the monitor
A manager is still easier at scale.
65. A VPN on cafe Wi-Fi helps
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) stop casual snooping of your traffic; it does not make a fake site real
Still check domains.
66. Social engineering is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) tricking a human instead of breaking encryption
Help-desk scams are this.
67. Password hints that say daughter + year
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) are easy for anyone who knows you
Skip hints or make them nonsense.
68. Browser saved passwords need
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) a device login that is not blank
Share the laptop, share the vault.
69. Firmware and router default logins should be
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) changed from admin/admin
Neighbour attacks start there.
70. A breach of a site you used once still means
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) change that password and any reuse of it
Old forums still leak.
71. Two-factor prompt fatigue (many unexpected pushes) can be
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) an attacker trying to make you tap Yes
Deny and change the password on a safe device.
72. Incognito mode does not
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) hide you from the website or your ISP
It is not invisibility.
73. A strong unique email password matters most because
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) reset links for other sites land there
Protect the mailbox first.
74. Public charging cables or kiosks can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) carry juice-jacking risk; use your own brick
A power bank you own is safer.
75. Work documents on a personal free app can
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) break company policy and leak data
Use the tools IT named.
76. A password of four digits for a long-life email is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) far too small a space to guess
PINs are for short local locks, not mail.
77. If a prize wants your password to claim it
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) it is not a prize
No legitimate lottery needs your bank login.
78. Turning on login alerts (new device mail) helps you
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) spot a takeover early
Act the same day you see a city you were not in.
79. Sharing a Netflix-style password is a milder risk than sharing
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the email that resets your bank
Still against many terms, and reuse spreads.
80. A child using a parent email as the recovery address means
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the parent mailbox is now a master key
Protect that parent mailbox.
81. Downloading cracks or free office keys is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) a common malware path
Pay or use real free software.
82. A lookalike domain (rn instead of m) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) a classic phishing trick
Read slowly before you type a password.
83. Backups matter in safety because
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) ransomware and lockouts happen
An offline copy survives a hijacked cloud.
84. The safest habit is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) unique long secrets plus 2FA plus a sceptical click finger
No single tip replaces the set.
85. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 1) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
86. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 2) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
87. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 3) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
88. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 4) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
89. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 5) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
90. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 6) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
91. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 7) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
92. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 8) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
93. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 9) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
94. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 10) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
95. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 11) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: B) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
96. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 12) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
97. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 13) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
98. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 14) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: D) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
99. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 15) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: C) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
100. The official source for “password and online safety” (learn desk, item 16) is
Tap A, B, C or D.
Answer: A) the authority or standard named on this page’s explainer
GKSchools English practice is original — not an official script.
