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