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