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