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