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