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