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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 504 · 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 hold the button and move? (a) right-click (b) drag (c) click (d) scroll
  2. 2.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  3. 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. 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. 5.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the little finger (c) the middle finger (d) the thumb
  6. 6.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the little finger (c) the index finger (d) the thumb
  7. 7.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  8. 8.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) charging (b) scrolling (c) printing (d) typing
  9. 9.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  10. 10.True or false: to move while holding down is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  11. 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. 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. 13.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) click (d) scroll
  14. 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. 15.True or false: to turn the wheel is a click. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to one press on the right is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  17. 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. 18.True or false: to click two times fast is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) click (b) double-click (c) drag (d) right-click
  20. 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. 21.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) double-click (b) click (c) drag (d) right-click
  22. 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. 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. 24.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) scroll (b) click (c) drag (d) right-click
  25. 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. 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. 27.True or false: to move while holding down is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  28. 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. 29.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) by its wire (b) with both hands (c) upside down (d) gently, palm on top
  30. 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. 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. 32.True or false: to press left button once is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) double-click (b) scroll (c) drag (d) click
  34. 34.True or false: to hold the button and move is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: to turn the wheel is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) pillow (b) mouse pad (c) plate (d) chair
  37. 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. 38.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to two fast left presses is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  40. 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

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

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