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