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