Street Smart Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A caller claiming to represent your bank says there is fraud on your account and asks for a one-time security code. What should you do?
Provide the code only after the caller confirms your recent transactions
Ask the caller to send an email containing the bank’s logo first
End the call and contact the bank through the number on your card or its official app
Give an incorrect code to test whether the caller already knows it
2. You need to check a financial account while connected to open public Wi-Fi. Which option best reduces exposure?
Use the public network but close every other app first
Use mobile data or wait for a trusted connection instead of accessing the account on open Wi-Fi
Proceed in a private browser window so the connection cannot view the traffic
Use the network only if its name matches the venue’s name
3. Where is the most secure place for a wallet while standing on crowded public transport?
In an outer backpack pocket so it is easy to reach
In a back trouser pocket covered by a jacket
In a closed front pocket or zipped bag held close and in view
In your hand so you can continually check that it is there
4. You become lost around dusk in an unfamiliar district, and your phone battery is nearly empty. What is the most practical next step?
Keep walking in the direction that seems most likely to reach a main road
Use the remaining battery to post publicly asking for nearby help
Approach a parked vehicle and ask its occupants for a ride
Enter an open, staffed business to orient yourself and arrange a safe route or contact
5. In a crowded area, one person spills something on your coat while another immediately offers to clean it. What should you do first?
Secure your belongings, create some distance, and assess the situation before accepting help
Remove your bag and coat so the stain can be cleaned properly
Focus on identifying who caused the spill before checking your possessions
Give the helpful person your belongings to hold while you clean the coat
6. A stranger says they have an emergency and asks to borrow your unlocked phone. What is the most practical response?
Decline and leave without offering another form of assistance
Hand over the phone but stand close enough to watch the screen
Keep hold of the phone and offer to place the call or contact emergency services
Ask for identification before letting them make the call themselves
7. In a public building, a person in plain clothes claims to be security and asks you to hand over your wallet for inspection. What is the most sensible response?
Keep your wallet, request identification, and verify the request with visible staff or an official contact
Follow the person to a private office where the inspection can occur
Comply because refusing security personnel may create suspicion
Run from the building before the person can question you further
8. Before traveling alone to an unfamiliar neighborhood, which preparation is most useful if your phone loses its connection?
Wait until arrival and ask the first passerby for the route
Rely on the live map because populated areas usually have reliable service
Memorize the first few turns without saving the full address
Download the area for offline use and save the destination and return route
9. You think someone may be following you on foot. What is the best immediate response?
Keep changing direction until you are certain about their intentions
Go directly home so you can get behind a locked door
Move toward a busy, staffed place and contact someone or local authorities for help
Stop in a quiet area and ask why they are following you
10. You return to a social gathering and realize your open drink was unattended. What is the safest practical response?
Leave it and obtain a new drink that you can watch being prepared or opened
Smell or taste a small amount before deciding
Finish it quickly so it is not left unattended again
Ask nearby people whether anyone touched it
11. A person suddenly collapses in a public place and is not responding when spoken to. What is the best first course of action?
Call the local emergency number, follow the dispatcher’s instructions, and recruit nearby help
Wait briefly to see whether a medically trained bystander takes charge
Sit the person upright and give them water
Move the person somewhere private before calling for assistance
12. What preparation is most helpful when attending a crowded event with friends where phone service may be unreliable?
Agree to stay together at all times, without making a backup plan
Set a specific meeting place and time in advance, away from the busiest exit
Plan to meet at the main entrance if anyone becomes separated
Choose one person whose phone everyone will try to contact
13. Outside a busy station, a person offers discounted tickets that must be paid for in cash. What is the soundest choice?
Ask the seller to walk with you to the platform before paying
Buy only after comparing the ticket’s appearance with another passenger’s
Accept the offer if the discount is small enough to seem realistic
Buy through the official machine, counter, or verified transport app instead
14. At an ATM, the card slot feels loose and looks different from the machine beside it. What should you do?
Push the slot firmly into place before inserting the card
Try a small withdrawal first to see whether the machine works
Use it if the keypad and PIN shield appear normal
Do not use it, and report the suspected tampering to the bank or machine operator
15. After paying cash at a busy counter, you think you received the wrong change. What is the best way to handle it?
Leave the line and return much later when the counter is quieter
Check the receipt and change nearby, then calmly raise the discrepancy with the cashier
Immediately demand that the cashier open the register for inspection
Ask the next customer to confirm what the cashier owes you
16. The license plate on an arriving rideshare vehicle does not match the plate shown in your app, although the driver knows your first name. What should you do?
Enter after asking the driver to confirm your destination
Do not enter; verify the booking through the app and report or cancel the mismatched ride
Accept the ride if the vehicle model and color match
Ride in the back seat but share your live location with a friend