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