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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

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

Answer key

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

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