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