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