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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 363 · 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 should we hold the mouse? (a) upside down (b) with both hands (c) gently, palm on top (d) by its wire
  2. 2.True or false: to two fast left presses is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) spin the middle wheel (c) click two times fast (d) two fast left presses
  4. 4.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  5. 5.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) right-click (d) click
  6. 6.How do we do a double-click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) turn the wheel (c) a single left press (d) two fast left presses
  7. 7.How do we do a click? (a) hold the button and move (b) two fast left presses (c) a single left press (d) spin the middle wheel
  8. 8.True or false: to press the right button is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.How do we do a right-click? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) move while holding down (c) press the right button (d) press left twice quickly
  10. 10.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) double-click (d) click
  11. 11.How do we do a double-click? (a) press left button once (b) tap the left button (c) move while holding down (d) click two times fast
  12. 12.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) pillow (b) chair (c) mouse pad (d) plate
  14. 14.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the index finger (c) the thumb (d) the ring finger
  15. 15.🔍 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
  16. 16.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) click (b) double-click (c) scroll (d) right-click
  17. 17.How do we do a scroll? (a) a single left press (b) turn the wheel (c) press left button once (d) press the right button
  18. 18.True or false: to move while holding down is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) tap the right button (c) one press on the right (d) press left button once
  22. 22.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) switched off (b) pressed down (c) unplugged (d) let go
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turn the wheel (b) click two times fast (c) two fast left presses (d) press left twice quickly
  24. 24.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the right button (b) the wheel (c) the left button
  25. 25.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  26. 26.How do we do a double-click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) a single left press (c) turn the wheel (d) press left twice quickly
  27. 27.True or false: to turn the wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.How do we do a drag? (a) a single left press (b) spin the middle wheel (c) move while holding down (d) press the right button
  29. 29.True or false: to one press on the right is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) click (b) drag (c) scroll (d) double-click
  31. 31.How do we do a right-click? (a) press left twice quickly (b) two fast left presses (c) tap the right button (d) press left button once
  32. 32.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) scroll (b) right-click (c) drag (d) click
  33. 33.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to tap the right button is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one press on the right (b) tap the right button (c) two fast left presses (d) press the right button
  36. 36.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a click. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) tap the right button (c) one press on the right (d) click two times fast
  38. 38.True or false: to a single left press is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to tap the left button is a click. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the little finger (c) the thumb (d) the middle finger

Answer key

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

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