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