Class 2 Computer Worksheet: Starting and Shutting Down
Remember (Steps in order): Start: main power → power button → wait while it starts → log in with a password. Shut down: save your work → close all programs → choose shut down → wait for a dark screen → switch off main power. Never pull the plug or press the power button while the computer is working.
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- 1.🔑 What do we type to log in safely? (a) our address (b) a poem (c) a password (d) a phone number
- 2.🔌 Shutting down: is “press power mid-work” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
- 3.⏳ What should we do while the computer is starting up? (a) press many keys (b) shake the monitor (c) switch it off (d) wait patiently
- 4.True or false: “close all programs” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) save your work (c) switch off main power (d) close all programs
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press power mid-work (b) switch off before saving (c) pull the plug while on (d) switch off mains last
- 7.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “wait for a dark screen” or “close all programs”? (a) close all programs (b) wait for a dark screen
- 8.🔌 Shutting down: is “use the shut-down option” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
- 9.🔘 Which button do we press to switch on the computer? (a) the power button (b) the Enter key (c) the mouse button (d) the space bar
- 10.True or false: “press power mid-work” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔌 Shutting down: is “save your work first” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
- 12.💾 What should we do before shutting down? (a) hit the screen (b) pull the plug (c) spill water (d) save our work
- 13.True or false: “pull the plug while on” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔢 To start a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) wait while it starts (b) log in with a password (c) press the power button (d) switch on the main power
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off mains last (b) close all programs (c) save your work first (d) pull the plug while on
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off before saving (b) save your work first (c) press power mid-work (d) pull the plug while on
- 17.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “switch on the main power” or “log in with a password”? (a) switch on the main power (b) log in with a password
- 18.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “choose shut down” or “switch off main power”? (a) switch off main power (b) choose shut down
- 19.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “wait while it starts” or “press the power button”? (a) wait while it starts (b) press the power button
- 20.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🖥️ What is the first screen with small pictures after a computer starts? (a) the keyboard (b) the desktop (c) the printer (d) the folder
- 22.🔒 Why do we log in with a password? (a) to change the colour (b) to make it faster (c) to keep our work safe (d) to print a page
- 23.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the LAST step? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) choose shut down (c) close all programs (d) switch off main power
- 24.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “close all programs” or “wait for a dark screen”? (a) close all programs (b) wait for a dark screen
- 25.True or false: “save your work first” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “pull the plug while on” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “switch on the main power” or “wait while it starts”? (a) wait while it starts (b) switch on the main power
- 28.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off mains last” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
- 29.True or false: “wait till it turns off” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “switch off before saving” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “close all programs” or “switch off main power”? (a) close all programs (b) switch off main power
- 32.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “press the power button” or “log in with a password”? (a) log in with a password (b) press the power button
- 33.True or false: “save your work first” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔌 Shutting down: is “shut down mid-update” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
- 35.🔢 To start a computer, what comes right after “press the power button”? (a) wait while it starts (b) switch on the main power (c) log in with a password
- 36.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wait till it turns off (b) shut down mid-update (c) close all programs (d) use the shut-down option
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) close all programs (b) save your work first (c) press power mid-work (d) use the shut-down option
- 39.True or false: “shut down mid-update” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off before saving” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
Answer key
- a password
- the wrong way
- wait patiently
- False
- save your work
- switch off mains last
- close all programs
- the right way
- the power button
- False
- the right way
- save our work
- True
- switch on the main power
- pull the plug while on
- save your work first
- switch on the main power
- choose shut down
- press the power button
- True
- the desktop
- to keep our work safe
- switch off main power
- close all programs
- False
- False
- switch on the main power
- the right way
- True
- True
- close all programs
- press the power button
- True
- the wrong way
- wait while it starts
- False
- shut down mid-update
- press power mid-work
- False
- the wrong way
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