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