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