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