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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 353 · 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.How do we do a scroll? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) two fast left presses (c) hold the button and move (d) a single left press
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) roll the middle wheel (c) one press on the right (d) turn the wheel
  3. 3.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) drag (b) click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  4. 4.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) click (b) drag (c) right-click (d) scroll
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) move while holding down (c) press, hold and slide (d) click two times fast
  6. 6.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) click (d) scroll
  7. 7.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  8. 8.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the thumb (b) the little finger (c) the ring finger (d) the middle finger
  9. 9.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) right-click (b) drag (c) scroll (d) click
  10. 10.🖱️ What do we call it when we hold the button and move? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) drag
  11. 11.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) upside down (b) with both hands (c) gently, palm on top (d) by its wire
  12. 12.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) let go (b) switched off (c) pressed down (d) unplugged
  13. 13.True or false: to turn the wheel is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) roll the middle wheel (c) spin the middle wheel (d) turn the wheel
  15. 15.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) right-click (b) double-click (c) drag (d) scroll
  16. 16.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) typing (b) printing (c) scrolling (d) charging
  17. 17.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  18. 18.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  19. 19.True or false: to a single left press is a click. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to turn the wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: to a single left press is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the wheel (b) the right button (c) the left button
  23. 23.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) scroll (b) double-click (c) click (d) right-click
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) move while holding down (b) a single left press (c) hold the button and move (d) press, hold and slide
  25. 25.How do we do a click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) two fast left presses (c) move while holding down (d) a single left press
  26. 26.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) double-click (b) drag (c) right-click (d) scroll
  27. 27.True or false: to click two times fast is a click. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.How do we do a right-click? (a) move while holding down (b) tap the right button (c) turn the wheel (d) click two times fast
  29. 29.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) right-click (b) click (c) scroll (d) drag
  30. 30.How do we do a right-click? (a) press left twice quickly (b) a single left press (c) turn the wheel (d) press the right button
  31. 31.How do we do a double-click? (a) turn the wheel (b) roll the middle wheel (c) a single left press (d) press left twice quickly
  32. 32.True or false: to press left button once is a click. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.How do we do a right-click? (a) click two times fast (b) one press on the right (c) press left twice quickly (d) roll the middle wheel
  34. 34.How do we do a scroll? (a) a single left press (b) roll the middle wheel (c) click two times fast (d) press the right button
  35. 35.How do we do a drag? (a) press, hold and slide (b) press left twice quickly (c) two fast left presses (d) tap the left button
  36. 36.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) pillow (b) mouse pad (c) chair (d) plate
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) move while holding down (b) turn the wheel (c) press, hold and slide (d) hold the button and move
  38. 38.True or false: to tap the right button is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) two fast left presses (c) move while holding down (d) press, hold and slide
  40. 40.True or false: to turn the wheel is a double-click. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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