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