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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

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

Answer key

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

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