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