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