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