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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off before saving (b) use the shut-down option (c) pull the plug while on (d) shut down mid-update
- 2.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “save your work” or “switch off main power”? (a) switch off main power (b) save your work
- 3.🖥️ What is the first screen with small pictures after a computer starts? (a) the keyboard (b) the desktop (c) the folder (d) the printer
- 4.True or false: “use the shut-down option” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔌 Shutting down: is “press power mid-work” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
- 6.🔌 Shutting down: is “pull the plug while on” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
- 7.🔢 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
- 8.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “wait while it starts” or “switch on the main power”? (a) wait while it starts (b) switch on the main power
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wait till it turns off (b) switch off before saving (c) press power mid-work (d) shut down mid-update
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shut down mid-update (b) use the shut-down option (c) close all programs (d) save your work first
- 11.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “press the power button” or “switch on the main power”? (a) switch on the main power (b) press the power button
- 12.True or false: “press power mid-work” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔌 Shutting down: is “wait till it turns off” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
- 14.🔢 To start a computer, which is the LAST step? (a) switch on the main power (b) press the power button (c) wait while it starts (d) log in with a password
- 15.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “wait for a dark screen” or “save your work”? (a) save your work (b) wait for a dark screen
- 16.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the LAST step? (a) close all programs (b) wait for a dark screen (c) switch off main power (d) choose shut down
- 17.🔑 What do we type to log in safely? (a) a phone number (b) a password (c) our address (d) a poem
- 18.🔢 To start a computer, what comes right after “switch on the main power”? (a) log in with a password (b) wait while it starts (c) press the power button
- 19.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “press the power button” or “log in with a password”? (a) press the power button (b) log in with a password
- 20.True or false: “press power mid-work” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “shut down mid-update” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press power mid-work (b) switch off before saving (c) shut down mid-update (d) close all programs
- 23.True or false: “close all programs” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pull the plug while on (b) switch off mains last (c) wait till it turns off (d) close all programs
- 25.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “log in with a password” or “press the power button”? (a) press the power button (b) log in with a password
- 26.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) save your work (c) choose shut down (d) close all programs
- 27.True or false: “close all programs” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press power mid-work (b) switch off mains last (c) switch off before saving (d) pull the plug while on
- 29.🔒 Why do we log in with a password? (a) to change the colour (b) to print a page (c) to make it faster (d) to keep our work safe
- 30.⏳ What should we do while the computer is starting up? (a) press many keys (b) switch it off (c) wait patiently (d) shake the monitor
- 31.🖼️ What are the small pictures on the desktop called? (a) buttons (b) icons (c) cursors (d) files of paper
- 32.🔢 To start a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) log in with a password (b) wait while it starts (c) switch on the main power (d) press the power button
- 33.🔌 Shutting down: is “use the shut-down option” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
- 34.True or false: “pull the plug while on” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔌 Shutting down: is “save your work first” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
- 36.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “close all programs” or “save your work”? (a) close all programs (b) save your work
- 37.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “wait for a dark screen” or “choose shut down”? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) choose shut down
- 38.🔘 Which button do we press to switch on the computer? (a) the Enter key (b) the power button (c) the mouse button (d) the space bar
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) close all programs (b) press power mid-work (c) save your work first (d) switch off mains last
- 40.True or false: “wait till it turns off” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- use the shut-down option
- save your work
- the desktop
- False
- the wrong way
- the wrong way
- switch on the main power
- switch on the main power
- wait till it turns off
- shut down mid-update
- switch on the main power
- True
- the right way
- log in with a password
- save your work
- switch off main power
- a password
- press the power button
- press the power button
- False
- False
- close all programs
- False
- pull the plug while on
- press the power button
- save your work
- True
- switch off mains last
- to keep our work safe
- wait patiently
- icons
- switch on the main power
- the right way
- False
- the right way
- save your work
- choose shut down
- the power button
- press power mid-work
- False
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