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