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