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