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Class 2 Computer Worksheet: Starting and Shutting Down

Computer lesson 10: Starting and shutting down · Set 169 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “close all programs” or “wait for a dark screen”? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) close all programs
  2. 2.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.🔑 What do we type to log in safely? (a) our address (b) a poem (c) a password (d) a phone number
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press power mid-work (b) pull the plug while on (c) close all programs (d) switch off before saving
  6. 6.🔒 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
  7. 7.True or false: “close all programs” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “shut down mid-update” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ What are the small pictures on the desktop called? (a) files of paper (b) cursors (c) icons (d) buttons
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press power mid-work (b) pull the plug while on (c) switch off before saving (d) save your work first
  11. 11.🔢 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
  12. 12.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “log in with a password” or “press the power button”? (a) log in with a password (b) press the power button
  13. 13.🖥️ What is the first screen with small pictures after a computer starts? (a) the printer (b) the desktop (c) the keyboard (d) the folder
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shut down mid-update (b) switch off before saving (c) switch off mains last (d) press power mid-work
  15. 15.🔌 Shutting down: is “close all programs” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  16. 16.🔌 Shutting down: is “press power mid-work” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  17. 17.True or false: “pull the plug while on” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off before saving” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  19. 19.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “wait for a dark screen” or “choose shut down”? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) choose shut down
  20. 20.True or false: “use the shut-down option” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “switch on the main power” or “wait while it starts”? (a) wait while it starts (b) switch on the main power
  22. 22.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) switch off main power (b) choose shut down (c) close all programs (d) save your work
  23. 23.🔌 Shutting down: is “wait till it turns off” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  24. 24.True or false: “save your work first” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔌 Shutting down: is “use the shut-down option” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.⏳ What should we do while the computer is starting up? (a) switch it off (b) wait patiently (c) shake the monitor (d) press many keys
  28. 28.🔍 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use the shut-down option (b) switch off mains last (c) switch off before saving (d) wait till it turns off
  30. 30.True or false: “wait till it turns off” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off mains last” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  32. 32.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “switch off main power” or “close all programs”? (a) switch off main power (b) close all programs
  33. 33.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “save your work” or “close all programs”? (a) save your work (b) close all programs
  34. 34.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “save your work” or “wait for a dark screen”? (a) save your work (b) wait for a dark screen
  35. 35.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switch off before saving (b) use the shut-down option (c) pull the plug while on (d) press power mid-work
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.🔘 Which button do we press to switch on the computer? (a) the power button (b) the Enter key (c) the space bar (d) the mouse button
  39. 39.True or false: “switch off before saving” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press power mid-work (b) save your work first (c) use the shut-down option (d) close all programs

Answer key

  1. close all programs
  2. True
  3. press the power button
  4. a password
  5. close all programs
  6. to keep our work safe
  7. True
  8. False
  9. icons
  10. save your work first
  11. switch on the main power
  12. press the power button
  13. the desktop
  14. switch off mains last
  15. the right way
  16. the wrong way
  17. False
  18. the wrong way
  19. choose shut down
  20. True
  21. switch on the main power
  22. save your work
  23. the right way
  24. True
  25. the right way
  26. press the power button
  27. wait patiently
  28. wait till it turns off
  29. switch off before saving
  30. False
  31. the right way
  32. close all programs
  33. save your work
  34. save your work
  35. False
  36. use the shut-down option
  37. wait while it starts
  38. the power button
  39. True
  40. press power mid-work

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