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Class 2 Computer Worksheet: Starting and Shutting Down

Computer lesson 10: Starting and shutting down · Set 218 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔢 To shut down a computer, what comes right after “choose shut down”? (a) close all programs (b) wait for a dark screen (c) save your work (d) switch off main power
  2. 2.⏳ What should we do while the computer is starting up? (a) shake the monitor (b) wait patiently (c) switch it off (d) press many keys
  3. 3.🔌 Shutting down: is “save your work first” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  4. 4.🔌 Shutting down: is “shut down mid-update” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shut down mid-update (b) press power mid-work (c) pull the plug while on (d) save your work first
  6. 6.🔢 To start a computer, what comes right after “press the power button”? (a) switch on the main power (b) wait while it starts (c) log in with a password
  7. 7.🔒 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
  8. 8.🖼️ What are the small pictures on the desktop called? (a) files of paper (b) buttons (c) icons (d) cursors
  9. 9.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “switch on the main power” or “press the power button”? (a) press the power button (b) switch on the main power
  10. 10.True or false: “pull the plug while on” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔌 Shutting down: is “press power mid-work” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  12. 12.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “log in with a password” or “wait while it starts”? (a) wait while it starts (b) log in with a password
  13. 13.🔢 To start a computer, which is the LAST step? (a) wait while it starts (b) log in with a password (c) press the power button (d) switch on the main power
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shut down mid-update (b) pull the plug while on (c) use the shut-down option (d) press power mid-work
  15. 15.True or false: “close all programs” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔢 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
  17. 17.🔌 Shutting down: is “pull the plug while on” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  18. 18.🔘 Which button do we press to switch on the computer? (a) the mouse button (b) the space bar (c) the Enter key (d) the power button
  19. 19.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “save your work first” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖥️ What is the first screen with small pictures after a computer starts? (a) the desktop (b) the keyboard (c) the printer (d) the folder
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pull the plug while on (b) wait till it turns off (c) save your work first (d) switch off mains last
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pull the plug while on (b) switch off mains last (c) shut down mid-update (d) press power mid-work
  25. 25.🔢 To start a computer, which do we do first: “press the power button” or “log in with a password”? (a) press the power button (b) log in with a password
  26. 26.True or false: “press power mid-work” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “shut down mid-update” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔢 To shut down a computer, what comes right after “wait for a dark screen”? (a) close all programs (b) save your work (c) switch off main power (d) choose shut down
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press power mid-work (b) wait till it turns off (c) shut down mid-update (d) switch off before saving
  30. 30.True or false: “use the shut-down option” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “use the shut-down option” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off mains last” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  33. 33.True or false: “wait till it turns off” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 To shut down a computer, which do we do first: “close all programs” or “choose shut down”? (a) close all programs (b) choose shut down
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off before saving” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  37. 37.🔢 To shut down a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) wait for a dark screen (b) close all programs (c) switch off main power (d) save your work
  38. 38.🔌 Shutting down: is “close all programs” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  39. 39.🔢 To start a computer, which is the FIRST step? (a) wait while it starts (b) switch on the main power (c) log in with a password (d) press the power button
  40. 40.🔌 Shutting down: is “use the shut-down option” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way

Answer key

  1. wait for a dark screen
  2. wait patiently
  3. the right way
  4. the wrong way
  5. save your work first
  6. wait while it starts
  7. to keep our work safe
  8. icons
  9. switch on the main power
  10. False
  11. the wrong way
  12. wait while it starts
  13. log in with a password
  14. use the shut-down option
  15. True
  16. switch on the main power
  17. the wrong way
  18. the power button
  19. True
  20. False
  21. the desktop
  22. pull the plug while on
  23. close all programs
  24. switch off mains last
  25. press the power button
  26. True
  27. False
  28. switch off main power
  29. wait till it turns off
  30. True
  31. False
  32. the right way
  33. False
  34. close all programs
  35. switch on the main power
  36. the wrong way
  37. save your work
  38. the right way
  39. switch on the main power
  40. the right way

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