Page 29 - Cyber Safety C-3

21 st
Century #Technology Literacy
Skills
RIYA SURPRISE CLICK

Read the following story and answer the questions that follow:

One day, Riya was browsing the
Internet on her tablet. She was "Congratulations!
excited to play her favourite game You have won a

online. While exploring the free prize!"
website, she saw a bright, colourful
pop-up message that said,

Riya clicked on the pop-up without thinking because it seemed
fun and exciting. As soon as she clicked, another window opened
asking for her name, address and phone number to claim her
prize.
“Riya, that is a pop-up.
Her older brother, Rahul, saw what had They can trick you into
giving away your
happened and said, personal information.”

Riya felt worried. "I did
not know that pop-ups
could be dangerous,"
she said.

Rahul explained, “Some links and pop-ups are not trustworthy and can take you to
unsafe websites.
Riya promised to be more careful in the future and always ask Rahul or her parents
before clicking on anything suspicious.

Based on the above case answer the following questions:

1. What did Riya click on by accident?

2. What did Rahul explain to Riya about pop-ups?

3. What lesson did Riya learn from this experience?

Think Before You Click! 27