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Class 2 Computer Worksheet: Starting and Shutting Down

Computer lesson 10: Starting and shutting down · Set 10 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔑 What do we type to log in safely? (a) our address (b) a poem (c) a password (d) a phone number
  2. 2.🔌 Shutting down: is “press power mid-work” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  3. 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. 4.True or false: “close all programs” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  5. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 10.True or false: “press power mid-work” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔌 Shutting down: is “save your work first” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  12. 12.💾 What should we do before shutting down? (a) hit the screen (b) pull the plug (c) spill water (d) save our work
  13. 13.True or false: “pull the plug while on” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  14. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 20.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  21. 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. 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. 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. 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. 25.True or false: “save your work first” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “pull the plug while on” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  27. 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. 28.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off mains last” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  29. 29.True or false: “wait till it turns off” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “switch off before saving” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  31. 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. 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. 33.True or false: “save your work first” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔌 Shutting down: is “shut down mid-update” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  35. 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. 36.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  37. 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. 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. 39.True or false: “shut down mid-update” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  40. 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

  1. a password
  2. the wrong way
  3. wait patiently
  4. False
  5. save your work
  6. switch off mains last
  7. close all programs
  8. the right way
  9. the power button
  10. False
  11. the right way
  12. save our work
  13. True
  14. switch on the main power
  15. pull the plug while on
  16. save your work first
  17. switch on the main power
  18. choose shut down
  19. press the power button
  20. True
  21. the desktop
  22. to keep our work safe
  23. switch off main power
  24. close all programs
  25. False
  26. False
  27. switch on the main power
  28. the right way
  29. True
  30. True
  31. close all programs
  32. press the power button
  33. True
  34. the wrong way
  35. wait while it starts
  36. False
  37. shut down mid-update
  38. press power mid-work
  39. False
  40. the wrong way

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