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