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