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