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