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