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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 490 · 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.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  2. 2.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the thumb (c) the little finger (d) the index finger
  3. 3.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a click. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) mouse pad (c) chair (d) pillow
  5. 5.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  6. 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. 7.True or false: to turn the wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) right-click (b) double-click (c) scroll (d) click
  9. 9.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) double-click (b) scroll (c) click (d) right-click
  10. 10.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  11. 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. 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. 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. 14.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) click
  15. 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. 16.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  17. 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. 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. 19.True or false: to click two times fast is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  20. 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. 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. 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. 23.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) right-click (b) double-click (c) click (d) scroll
  24. 24.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) click (b) scroll (c) right-click (d) double-click
  25. 25.True or false: to click two times fast is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  26. 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. 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. 28.True or false: to tap the right button is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  29. 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. 30.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) click (b) double-click (c) right-click (d) scroll
  31. 31.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) click (d) scroll
  32. 32.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a click. (a) True (b) False
  33. 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. 34.True or false: to press the right button is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  35. 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. 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. 37.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) click (b) right-click (c) drag (d) scroll
  38. 38.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) with both hands (b) upside down (c) by its wire (d) gently, palm on top
  39. 39.True or false: to one press on the right is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to move while holding down is a double-click. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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