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