Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics
Remember (Count the presses): Click = press the left button once; double-click = press it twice quickly. Right-click = press the right button; drag = hold the button down and move the mouse. Scroll = roll the middle wheel. Index finger on the left button, middle finger on the right button.
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- 1.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
- 2.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) with both hands (b) by its wire (c) upside down (d) gently, palm on top
- 3.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) one press on the right (c) tap the right button (d) hold the button and move
- 5.🖱️ What do we call it when we two fast left presses? (a) drag (b) click (c) double-click (d) right-click
- 6.True or false: to one press on the right is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: to tap the right button is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a single left press (b) one press on the right (c) press the right button (d) tap the right button
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) move while holding down (c) hold the button and move (d) press, hold and slide
- 11.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
- 12.True or false: to tap the left button is a click. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
- 14.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) drag (b) click (c) double-click (d) scroll
- 15.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) right-click (d) double-click
- 16.True or false: to press, hold and slide is a click. (a) True (b) False
- 17.How do we do a click? (a) click two times fast (b) move while holding down (c) press, hold and slide (d) tap the left button
- 18.True or false: to one press on the right is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
- 19.How do we do a scroll? (a) two fast left presses (b) hold the button and move (c) press left twice quickly (d) spin the middle wheel
- 20.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) right-click (b) double-click (c) click (d) drag
- 21.How do we do a double-click? (a) tap the left button (b) move while holding down (c) two fast left presses (d) spin the middle wheel
- 22.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) click (d) right-click
- 23.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) click (d) right-click
- 24.How do we do a drag? (a) press left twice quickly (b) click two times fast (c) one press on the right (d) move while holding down
- 25.True or false: to press the right button is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) click two times fast (c) spin the middle wheel (d) two fast left presses
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a single left press (b) tap the right button (c) tap the left button (d) press left button once
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) press the right button (c) press left twice quickly (d) click two times fast
- 29.True or false: to press the right button is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: to a single left press is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: to one press on the right is a click. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) unplugged (b) switched off (c) let go (d) pressed down
- 33.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) pillow (b) chair (c) plate (d) mouse pad
- 34.How do we do a double-click? (a) press left button once (b) press the right button (c) click two times fast (d) tap the left button
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press, hold and slide (b) press left button once (c) hold the button and move (d) move while holding down
- 36.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the ring finger (c) the thumb (d) the index finger
- 37.How do we do a right-click? (a) one press on the right (b) press, hold and slide (c) click two times fast (d) tap the left button
- 38.True or false: to click two times fast is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) charging (b) typing (c) scrolling (d) printing
- 40.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a click. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- gently, palm on top
- 1
- hold the button and move
- double-click
- False
- True
- True
- a single left press
- press left twice quickly
- 2
- True
- 2
- double-click
- double-click
- False
- tap the left button
- False
- spin the middle wheel
- drag
- two fast left presses
- right-click
- click
- move while holding down
- True
- spin the middle wheel
- tap the right button
- press the right button
- False
- False
- False
- pressed down
- mouse pad
- click two times fast
- press left button once
- the index finger
- one press on the right
- True
- scrolling
- False
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