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Digital Life · Ages 8+ · Set A
Strong passwords
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Remember: A strong password is long and random, and only your family knows it.

Sam's castle

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The pink roofSam made a password for his castle game: Rex, the name of his big dog. At school he told his friend Leo, "The password is Rex." That night Leo said it out loud at home, and the word went from kid to kid, like a game of whispers. On Monday Sam opened the game. The castle's roof was pink, and the flag was a banana! Someone else had been in Sam's account. Sam took the tablet to Dad. "I told Leo the password. Am I in trouble?" "You are not in trouble," said Dad. "Lots of people do that, but now you know passwords stay in the family." Together they picked a new password of four random words, silly ones, so nobody could guess it. Dad kept it safe with the family.
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Why was 'Rex' a weak password?
📏It was too long🚫Rex is not allowed in a password🐶People who know you can guess a pet's name
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Sam shared the password with Leo, and it traveled from kid to kid like a game of whispers.
TrueFalse
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What does 'random' mean in a good password?
🙋Words about you🎲Words picked by chance, not about you💭Words you remember because they are yours
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Sam was in trouble for telling Leo the password.
TrueFalse

Strong, weak and family-only

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Look at the table. Which one keeps the guessing robot out?
🐶Rex🔢1 2 3 4 5 6🧩Four random words🎂My name and birthday
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Circle everyone who may know your password. (circle every one)
👪A grown-up in my family🧒My best friend🎮A player in my game📩A message that asks for it
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Join each choice to what happens.
  1. 1🗣️ Telling a friend
  2. 2🔑 One password everywhere
  3. 3🔒 A different password for each game
  • Aone lost password opens just one lock
  • Bone lost key opens every lock
  • Cit can travel to other people, like a whisper
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A message or a free prize that asks for your password is a trick.
TrueFalse
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A good password is long and , words picked by chance.
randomshortfamous
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Number what Sam did after the castle changed.
  • Sam tells Dad he told Leo the password
  • Sam sees a pink roof and a banana flag
  • Sam and Dad pick four random words
  • Dad keeps the new password safe with the family
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Fix the mistake. Leo says: 'It is fine to tell my best friend my password.' What is true?
🏠A password is for family only, even a best friend does not get it🤞It is fine if they promise✂️It is fine if the password is short
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Stretch: in your own words, why does a password travel like a whisper? Do not write a real password.
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Draw a lock, and a key going into the family box.
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Answer key · Set A
Strong passwords
1People who know you can guess a pet's name Sam talked about Rex all the time, so everyone knew. People who know you can guess a pet's name.
2True Leo said it out loud at home, his sister told her friend, and her friend told a cousin.
3Words picked by chance, not about you Dad said a good password is long and random: words picked by chance, and not about you.
4False Dad said, you are not in trouble. Lots of people do that, but now you know passwords stay in the family.
5Four random words The lock stays shut for four random words, because they are long and hard to guess.
6A grown-up in my family A password is family-only. A friend, a player and a message that asks are never given it.
71-C, 2-B, 3-A A password travels, like a whisper. A different one for each game means a lost key opens only one lock.
8True Never send a password to anyone, because messages get passed on.
9random Long is strong, and random means picked by chance.
102, 1, 3, 4 Sam noticed, told Dad, picked new words together, and Dad kept the new password with the family.
11A password is for family only, even a best friend does not get it Leo meant well, but a password travels, like a whisper. That is why a password is family-only.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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