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