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Class 2 Computer Worksheet: Starting and Shutting Down

Computer lesson 10: Starting and shutting down · Set 63 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔑 What do we type to log in safely? (a) a password (b) our address (c) a phone number (d) a poem
  2. 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. 3.💾 What should we do before shutting down? (a) save our work (b) pull the plug (c) spill water (d) hit the screen
  4. 4.🔌 Shutting down: is “save your work first” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  5. 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. 6.🔌 Shutting down: is “close all programs” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the right way (b) the wrong way
  7. 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. 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. 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. 10.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the right way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  11. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 20.True or false: “close all programs” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “use the shut-down option” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  22. 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. 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. 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. 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. 26.🔌 Shutting down: is “shut down mid-update” the right way or the wrong way? (a) the wrong way (b) the right way
  27. 27.True or false: “switch off before saving” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “switch off before saving” is the right way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  29. 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. 30.True or false: “press power mid-work” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🖼️ What are the small pictures on the desktop called? (a) cursors (b) icons (c) files of paper (d) buttons
  32. 32.True or false: “wait till it turns off” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  33. 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. 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. 35.True or false: “switch off mains last” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) True (b) False
  36. 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. 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. 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. 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. 40.True or false: “pull the plug while on” is the wrong way to shut down. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a password
  2. save your work
  3. save our work
  4. the right way
  5. the wrong way
  6. the right way
  7. the right way
  8. to keep our work safe
  9. close all programs
  10. True
  11. save your work first
  12. save your work
  13. switch on the main power
  14. the power button
  15. switch on the main power
  16. switch on the main power
  17. press the power button
  18. switch off before saving
  19. switch on the main power
  20. False
  21. False
  22. choose shut down
  23. log in with a password
  24. wait patiently
  25. the desktop
  26. the wrong way
  27. True
  28. False
  29. switch off main power
  30. True
  31. icons
  32. False
  33. switch off main power
  34. pull the plug while on
  35. False
  36. wait while it starts
  37. log in with a password
  38. save your work
  39. save your work
  40. True

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