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