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