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