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