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