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