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