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