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