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