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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 150 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) right-click (d) click
  2. 2.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  3. 3.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) with both hands (b) upside down (c) by its wire (d) gently, palm on top
  4. 4.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  5. 5.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the index finger (b) the ring finger (c) the little finger (d) the thumb
  6. 6.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  7. 7.How do we do a right-click? (a) one press on the right (b) spin the middle wheel (c) a single left press (d) press left button once
  8. 8.True or false: to a single left press is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) move while holding down (c) press, hold and slide (d) hold the button and move
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) a single left press (c) press left button once (d) one press on the right
  11. 11.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the middle finger (b) the thumb (c) the little finger (d) the ring finger
  12. 12.🖱️ What do we call it when we hold the button and move? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) drag (d) click
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) press the right button (c) tap the right button (d) one press on the right
  14. 14.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) pillow (c) mouse pad (d) chair
  15. 15.How do we do a click? (a) tap the left button (b) spin the middle wheel (c) hold the button and move (d) press the right button
  16. 16.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) right-click (b) click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  17. 17.How do we do a scroll? (a) move while holding down (b) spin the middle wheel (c) press, hold and slide (d) click two times fast
  18. 18.How do we do a drag? (a) tap the left button (b) click two times fast (c) a single left press (d) move while holding down
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turn the wheel (b) click two times fast (c) roll the middle wheel (d) spin the middle wheel
  20. 20.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) click (b) drag (c) double-click (d) right-click
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) move while holding down (c) tap the left button (d) a single left press
  22. 22.True or false: to two fast left presses is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.How do we do a scroll? (a) press, hold and slide (b) turn the wheel (c) press left twice quickly (d) two fast left presses
  24. 24.True or false: to press left button once is a click. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.How do we do a scroll? (a) hold the button and move (b) move while holding down (c) roll the middle wheel (d) click two times fast
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) turn the wheel (c) spin the middle wheel (d) tap the left button
  27. 27.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) click (d) drag
  28. 28.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) charging (b) typing (c) printing (d) scrolling
  29. 29.How do we do a double-click? (a) tap the left button (b) two fast left presses (c) press, hold and slide (d) one press on the right
  30. 30.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) drag (b) click (c) scroll (d) right-click
  31. 31.How do we do a drag? (a) click two times fast (b) press the right button (c) tap the right button (d) hold the button and move
  32. 32.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) right-click (b) click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  33. 33.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) switched off (b) let go (c) pressed down (d) unplugged
  34. 34.True or false: to tap the left button is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to a single left press is a click. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) a single left press (c) tap the left button (d) press left button once
  37. 37.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) double-click (b) scroll (c) click (d) drag
  38. 38.True or false: to tap the left button is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) drag (d) click
  40. 40.How do we do a double-click? (a) a single left press (b) hold the button and move (c) tap the left button (d) click two times fast

Answer key

  1. right-click
  2. 2
  3. gently, palm on top
  4. 2
  5. the index finger
  6. 1
  7. one press on the right
  8. False
  9. spin the middle wheel
  10. one press on the right
  11. the middle finger
  12. drag
  13. press left button once
  14. mouse pad
  15. tap the left button
  16. right-click
  17. spin the middle wheel
  18. move while holding down
  19. click two times fast
  20. click
  21. move while holding down
  22. True
  23. turn the wheel
  24. True
  25. roll the middle wheel
  26. tap the left button
  27. drag
  28. scrolling
  29. two fast left presses
  30. scroll
  31. hold the button and move
  32. double-click
  33. pressed down
  34. False
  35. True
  36. press the right button
  37. click
  38. False
  39. right-click
  40. click two times fast

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