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