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