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