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