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