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