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