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