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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 486 · 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.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) double-click (b) click (c) scroll (d) right-click
  2. 2.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) click (b) scroll (c) right-click (d) drag
  3. 3.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) press left button once (c) a single left press (d) press left twice quickly
  5. 5.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  6. 6.True or false: to a single left press is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.How do we do a right-click? (a) press the right button (b) tap the left button (c) press, hold and slide (d) move while holding down
  8. 8.🖱️ What do we call it when we hold the button and move? (a) right-click (b) drag (c) click (d) scroll
  9. 9.How do we do a click? (a) hold the button and move (b) tap the right button (c) a single left press (d) move while holding down
  10. 10.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the middle finger (b) the little finger (c) the ring finger (d) the thumb
  11. 11.How do we do a click? (a) press the right button (b) press left twice quickly (c) press left button once (d) tap the right button
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the right button (b) roll the middle wheel (c) turn the wheel (d) spin the middle wheel
  13. 13.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turn the wheel (b) spin the middle wheel (c) roll the middle wheel (d) two fast left presses
  15. 15.True or false: to tap the left button is a click. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to two fast left presses is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the thumb (c) the index finger (d) the ring finger
  18. 18.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) switched off (b) unplugged (c) pressed down (d) let go
  19. 19.True or false: to a single left press is a click. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  21. 21.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the right button (b) the left button (c) the wheel
  22. 22.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) right-click (b) double-click (c) click (d) scroll
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turn the wheel (b) roll the middle wheel (c) move while holding down (d) spin the middle wheel
  24. 24.How do we do a double-click? (a) tap the right button (b) roll the middle wheel (c) press left twice quickly (d) press, hold and slide
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) click two times fast (c) press left twice quickly (d) turn the wheel
  26. 26.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) with both hands (b) upside down (c) by its wire (d) gently, palm on top
  28. 28.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) right-click (d) double-click
  29. 29.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) drag (d) click
  30. 30.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a click. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) press left button once (c) a single left press (d) click two times fast
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) press left twice quickly (c) click two times fast (d) two fast left presses
  33. 33.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) scroll (d) click
  34. 34.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) click (d) scroll
  35. 35.How do we do a double-click? (a) one press on the right (b) tap the right button (c) click two times fast (d) roll the middle wheel
  36. 36.True or false: to tap the right button is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to one press on the right is a click. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) mouse pad (c) chair (d) pillow
  39. 39.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) click (b) right-click (c) drag (d) double-click
  40. 40.How do we do a drag? (a) click two times fast (b) one press on the right (c) tap the right button (d) move while holding down

Answer key

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

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