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