Worksheet 18: Cybercrimes 1
Name No. Class
Date / / Teacher
Match the words to form compound words related to cybercrimes. Revise:
e.g. cyber + crime = cybercrime Student’s Book, pp. 144-
145
Workbook, p. 72
a. ransom
1. man a.
b. fire
2. line b.
c. click
3. word c.
d. web
4. ware d.
e. on
5. blower e.
f. wire
6. ware f.
g. down
7. less g.
h. cyber
8. site h.
i. spy
9. wall i.
j. whistle
10. bait j.
k. con
11. space k.
l. pass
12. load l.
Choose the correct answer.
a. Ransomware is…
2. a software designed to prevent
1. a software that infects a computer and computers from accessing personal
demands payment to reverse the data.
damage.
b. Clickbait is…
2. an article or photograph on the internet
1. an article or photograph on the internet to encourage people to click on links to
to encourage people to buy goods on particular websites.
particular websites.
c. Spyware is…
2. software that collects personal
1. software that collects personal information such as passwords, with the
information such as passwords, without user knowing about it.
the user knowing about it.
Fill in the gaps with a compound word in exercise 1.
a. Luckily my blocks lots of viruses and pop ups.
b. I think a with numbers and letters can be safer and
harder to be hacked.
c. You should be careful when you files from the internet.
d. Nowadays, I don’t have to worry about hiding cables as most gadgets
are .
e. A is a person who provides information on a suspicious person or organisation.
f. The came up with an ingenious scam to steal money from people.
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g. Don’t click on a web ad saying you won something. That’s !
h. Nowadays, you can find the answer to almost any question in , which is another way of
referring to the internet.
