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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 320 · 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.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) unplugged (b) pressed down (c) let go (d) switched off
  2. 2.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) click (b) right-click (c) drag (d) double-click
  3. 3.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) turn the wheel (c) press left button once (d) a single left press
  5. 5.How do we do a drag? (a) a single left press (b) move while holding down (c) two fast left presses (d) turn the wheel
  6. 6.True or false: to press the right button is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) hold the button and move (c) press left twice quickly (d) click two times fast
  8. 8.True or false: to a single left press is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  10. 10.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the thumb (b) the little finger (c) the ring finger (d) the middle finger
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press, hold and slide (b) click two times fast (c) press left twice quickly (d) two fast left presses
  12. 12.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) click (b) drag (c) right-click (d) double-click
  13. 13.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) printing (b) charging (c) scrolling (d) typing
  14. 14.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) scroll (b) click (c) double-click (d) right-click
  15. 15.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  16. 16.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a single left press (b) press left button once (c) tap the left button (d) click two times fast
  18. 18.True or false: to a single left press is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.How do we do a right-click? (a) hold the button and move (b) tap the right button (c) press left twice quickly (d) tap the left button
  20. 20.True or false: to two fast left presses is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) scroll (d) click
  22. 22.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖱️ What do we call it when we two fast left presses? (a) scroll (b) right-click (c) double-click (d) click
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the right button (b) press the right button (c) roll the middle wheel (d) one press on the right
  25. 25.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) click (b) double-click (c) right-click (d) scroll
  26. 26.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) click
  27. 27.True or false: to two fast left presses is a click. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) roll the middle wheel (c) a single left press (d) turn the wheel
  29. 29.How do we do a right-click? (a) tap the left button (b) one press on the right (c) press left twice quickly (d) turn the wheel
  30. 30.How do we do a double-click? (a) press the right button (b) move while holding down (c) press left button once (d) two fast left presses
  31. 31.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a click. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) mouse pad (b) plate (c) pillow (d) chair
  33. 33.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) double-click (b) drag (c) scroll (d) right-click
  34. 34.How do we do a scroll? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) press left twice quickly (c) click two times fast (d) tap the left button
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) press the right button (c) tap the right button (d) one press on the right
  36. 36.How do we do a double-click? (a) click two times fast (b) spin the middle wheel (c) tap the right button (d) press left button once
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) move while holding down (c) press, hold and slide (d) hold the button and move
  38. 38.🖱️ What do we call it when we hold the button and move? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) click (d) scroll
  39. 39.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) with both hands (b) upside down (c) by its wire (d) gently, palm on top
  40. 40.True or false: to turn the wheel is a drag. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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