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