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