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