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