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