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