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