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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 525 · 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.How do we do a click? (a) a single left press (b) hold the button and move (c) press the right button (d) press left twice quickly
  2. 2.How do we do a drag? (a) move while holding down (b) one press on the right (c) roll the middle wheel (d) press left twice quickly
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) hold the button and move (c) move while holding down (d) press, hold and slide
  4. 4.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) mouse pad (c) chair (d) pillow
  5. 5.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the thumb (b) the little finger (c) the ring finger (d) the index finger
  6. 6.How do we do a click? (a) tap the right button (b) one press on the right (c) tap the left button (d) spin the middle wheel
  7. 7.True or false: to press, hold and slide is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the middle finger (b) the thumb (c) the ring finger (d) the little finger
  9. 9.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) by its wire (b) with both hands (c) gently, palm on top (d) upside down
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) tap the right button (c) one press on the right (d) spin the middle wheel
  11. 11.True or false: to move while holding down is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.How do we do a drag? (a) tap the right button (b) hold the button and move (c) press left button once (d) press left twice quickly
  13. 13.🔍 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
  14. 14.True or false: to one press on the right is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: to press left button once is a click. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) let go (b) unplugged (c) switched off (d) pressed down
  17. 17.How do we do a right-click? (a) hold the button and move (b) tap the left button (c) spin the middle wheel (d) one press on the right
  18. 18.True or false: to press the right button is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to two fast left presses is a click. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  21. 21.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  22. 22.True or false: to press, hold and slide is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to press, hold and slide is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: to one press on the right is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) double-click (b) scroll (c) drag (d) right-click
  26. 26.How do we do a double-click? (a) hold the button and move (b) two fast left presses (c) press left button once (d) tap the left button
  27. 27.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a click. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) tap the right button (c) one press on the right (d) move while holding down
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) move while holding down (b) hold the button and move (c) turn the wheel (d) press, hold and slide
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) a single left press (c) tap the right button (d) tap the left button
  31. 31.How do we do a double-click? (a) a single left press (b) click two times fast (c) tap the left button (d) press, hold and slide
  32. 32.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the left button (b) the right button (c) the wheel
  33. 33.How do we do a scroll? (a) hold the button and move (b) a single left press (c) press left button once (d) spin the middle wheel
  34. 34.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  35. 35.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) drag (b) click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  36. 36.How do we do a double-click? (a) tap the right button (b) one press on the right (c) press left button once (d) press left twice quickly
  37. 37.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) click (d) right-click
  38. 38.How do we do a scroll? (a) click two times fast (b) a single left press (c) turn the wheel (d) hold the button and move
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) move while holding down (c) click two times fast (d) press, hold and slide
  40. 40.True or false: to move while holding down is a drag. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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