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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 52 · 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 tap the left button? (a) click (b) double-click (c) scroll (d) right-click
  2. 2.True or false: to tap the right button is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the ring finger (c) the thumb (d) the middle finger
  4. 4.How do we do a scroll? (a) two fast left presses (b) turn the wheel (c) tap the right button (d) a single left press
  5. 5.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) with both hands (b) upside down (c) gently, palm on top (d) by its wire
  6. 6.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  7. 7.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  8. 8.True or false: to click two times fast is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) scroll (d) right-click
  10. 10.How do we do a double-click? (a) one press on the right (b) press left twice quickly (c) move while holding down (d) hold the button and move
  11. 11.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) click (d) double-click
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) roll the middle wheel (c) spin the middle wheel (d) turn the wheel
  13. 13.True or false: to tap the right button is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  15. 15.🖱️ What do we call it when we hold the button and move? (a) right-click (b) scroll (c) click (d) drag
  16. 16.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) click (b) double-click (c) scroll (d) right-click
  17. 17.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.How do we do a right-click? (a) press, hold and slide (b) tap the left button (c) press the right button (d) roll the middle wheel
  19. 19.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) scroll (b) double-click (c) right-click (d) drag
  20. 20.True or false: to move while holding down is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.How do we do a double-click? (a) move while holding down (b) tap the right button (c) press the right button (d) two fast left presses
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one press on the right (b) tap the left button (c) a single left press (d) press left button once
  23. 23.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the thumb (b) the ring finger (c) the index finger (d) the little finger
  24. 24.True or false: to press, hold and slide is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) hold the button and move (c) press left twice quickly (d) click two times fast
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a single left press (b) click two times fast (c) press left button once (d) tap the left button
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) turn the wheel (c) spin the middle wheel (d) press, hold and slide
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) a single left press (c) press left button once (d) roll the middle wheel
  29. 29.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) double-click (b) drag (c) right-click (d) click
  30. 30.True or false: to tap the left button is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) scrolling (b) typing (c) printing (d) charging
  33. 33.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) right-click (b) click (c) drag (d) double-click
  34. 34.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) let go (b) switched off (c) unplugged (d) pressed down
  35. 35.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) chair (b) pillow (c) mouse pad (d) plate
  36. 36.How do we do a click? (a) one press on the right (b) turn the wheel (c) tap the left button (d) hold the button and move
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a single left press (b) press the right button (c) one press on the right (d) tap the right button
  38. 38.🖱️ What do we call it when we two fast left presses? (a) double-click (b) click (c) drag (d) right-click
  39. 39.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) click (b) drag (c) double-click (d) right-click
  40. 40.True or false: to turn the wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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