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