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