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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

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

Answer key

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

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