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