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