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