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