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