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