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