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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 232 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the left button (b) the wheel (c) the right button
  2. 2.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) right-click (b) click (c) drag (d) double-click
  3. 3.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) right-click (d) click
  4. 4.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the little finger (c) the middle finger (d) the thumb
  5. 5.How do we do a scroll? (a) turn the wheel (b) move while holding down (c) tap the right button (d) a single left press
  6. 6.How do we do a click? (a) hold the button and move (b) press left button once (c) turn the wheel (d) move while holding down
  7. 7.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) drag (b) scroll (c) double-click (d) click
  8. 8.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) switched off (b) let go (c) pressed down (d) unplugged
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) press, hold and slide (c) a single left press (d) press left button once
  10. 10.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) drag (b) scroll (c) click (d) double-click
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) press left button once (c) click two times fast (d) two fast left presses
  12. 12.How do we do a right-click? (a) turn the wheel (b) hold the button and move (c) a single left press (d) one press on the right
  13. 13.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) scroll (b) click (c) right-click (d) double-click
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) move while holding down (b) press, hold and slide (c) hold the button and move (d) tap the left button
  15. 15.How do we do a scroll? (a) press left button once (b) spin the middle wheel (c) a single left press (d) move while holding down
  16. 16.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) drag (b) click (c) double-click (d) scroll
  17. 17.How do we do a scroll? (a) tap the left button (b) roll the middle wheel (c) two fast left presses (d) a single left press
  18. 18.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  19. 19.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a click. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: to press left button once is a click. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.How do we do a drag? (a) a single left press (b) one press on the right (c) hold the button and move (d) turn the wheel
  22. 22.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) gently, palm on top (b) with both hands (c) by its wire (d) upside down
  23. 23.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) scroll (b) right-click (c) click (d) double-click
  24. 24.How do we do a double-click? (a) one press on the right (b) press the right button (c) roll the middle wheel (d) click two times fast
  25. 25.How do we do a click? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) press the right button (c) turn the wheel (d) a single left press
  26. 26.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the index finger (c) the ring finger (d) the thumb
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) a single left press (c) tap the left button (d) hold the button and move
  28. 28.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) chair (c) mouse pad (d) pillow
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) press left twice quickly (c) click two times fast (d) press the right button
  30. 30.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) click (b) double-click (c) drag (d) right-click
  31. 31.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) double-click (b) scroll (c) drag (d) click
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) spin the middle wheel (c) turn the wheel (d) move while holding down
  33. 33.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a click. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: to press, hold and slide is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.How do we do a double-click? (a) press left twice quickly (b) tap the right button (c) hold the button and move (d) roll the middle wheel
  36. 36.True or false: to hold the button and move is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to one press on the right is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  39. 39.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) typing (b) charging (c) scrolling (d) printing
  40. 40.How do we do a double-click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) hold the button and move (c) two fast left presses (d) roll the middle wheel

Answer key

  1. the left button
  2. right-click
  3. right-click
  4. the middle finger
  5. turn the wheel
  6. press left button once
  7. click
  8. pressed down
  9. press, hold and slide
  10. click
  11. press left button once
  12. one press on the right
  13. scroll
  14. tap the left button
  15. spin the middle wheel
  16. scroll
  17. roll the middle wheel
  18. 2
  19. False
  20. True
  21. hold the button and move
  22. gently, palm on top
  23. scroll
  24. click two times fast
  25. a single left press
  26. the index finger
  27. hold the button and move
  28. mouse pad
  29. press the right button
  30. click
  31. drag
  32. move while holding down
  33. False
  34. True
  35. press left twice quickly
  36. True
  37. True
  38. 2
  39. scrolling
  40. two fast left presses

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