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