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