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