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Class 2 Computer Worksheet: Starting and Shutting Down

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

Answer key

  1. close all programs
  2. True
  3. press the power button
  4. False
  5. log in with a password
  6. save your work
  7. False
  8. wait for a dark screen
  9. save your work
  10. the wrong way
  11. choose shut down
  12. pull the plug while on
  13. True
  14. save our work
  15. icons
  16. save your work
  17. switch off before saving
  18. the right way
  19. to keep our work safe
  20. False
  21. True
  22. wait patiently
  23. the power button
  24. switch on the main power
  25. close all programs
  26. switch on the main power
  27. the right way
  28. switch on the main power
  29. choose shut down
  30. the wrong way
  31. the desktop
  32. choose shut down
  33. the wrong way
  34. switch on the main power
  35. shut down mid-update
  36. close all programs
  37. the right way
  38. a password
  39. wait while it starts
  40. log in with a password

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