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