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 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.⏳ 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.🔌 Shutting down: is “save your work first” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
- 4.🔌 Shutting down: is “shut down mid-update” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
- 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.🔢 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.🔒 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.🖼️ What are the small pictures on the desktop called? (a) files of paper (b) buttons (c) icons (d) cursors
- 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.True or false: “pull the plug while on” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔌 Shutting down: is “press power mid-work” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
- 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.🔢 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.🔍 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.True or false: “close all programs” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔌 Shutting down: is “pull the plug while on” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
- 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.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “save your work first” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🔍 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.🔢 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.🔍 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.🔢 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.True or false: “press power mid-work” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “shut down mid-update” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔍 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.True or false: “use the shut-down option” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “use the shut-down option” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off mains last” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
- 33.True or false: “wait till it turns off” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🔢 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.🔌 Shutting down: is “switch off before saving” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
- 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.🔌 Shutting down: is “close all programs” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
- 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.🔌 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
- wait for a dark screen
- wait patiently
- the right way
- the wrong way
- save your work first
- wait while it starts
- to keep our work safe
- icons
- switch on the main power
- False
- the wrong way
- wait while it starts
- log in with a password
- use the shut-down option
- True
- switch on the main power
- the wrong way
- the power button
- True
- False
- the desktop
- pull the plug while on
- close all programs
- switch off mains last
- press the power button
- True
- False
- switch off main power
- wait till it turns off
- True
- False
- the right way
- False
- close all programs
- switch on the main power
- the wrong way
- save your work
- the right way
- switch on the main power
- the right way
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