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