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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 530 · 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 many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  2. 2.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) mouse pad (b) plate (c) chair (d) pillow
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) one press on the right (c) press left twice quickly (d) tap the right button
  4. 4.How do we do a right-click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) hold the button and move (c) press left twice quickly (d) one press on the right
  5. 5.How do we do a drag? (a) tap the right button (b) a single left press (c) press the right button (d) hold the button and move
  6. 6.How do we do a drag? (a) press the right button (b) one press on the right (c) roll the middle wheel (d) move while holding down
  7. 7.How do we do a double-click? (a) press the right button (b) two fast left presses (c) roll the middle wheel (d) press left button once
  8. 8.How do we do a scroll? (a) move while holding down (b) tap the right button (c) turn the wheel (d) click two times fast
  9. 9.How do we do a click? (a) tap the right button (b) a single left press (c) press the right button (d) click two times fast
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) move while holding down (c) press, hold and slide (d) hold the button and move
  11. 11.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) click (d) double-click
  12. 12.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: to one press on the right is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) drag (b) scroll (c) double-click (d) click
  15. 15.How do we do a click? (a) tap the left button (b) press the right button (c) hold the button and move (d) one press on the right
  16. 16.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  17. 17.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) right-click (d) click
  18. 18.True or false: to turn the wheel is a click. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: to press the right button is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) click two times fast (b) press left twice quickly (c) tap the right button (d) two fast left presses
  21. 21.True or false: to move while holding down is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: to hold the button and move is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) double-click (b) drag (c) scroll (d) right-click
  24. 24.True or false: to press left button once is a click. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) drag (b) click (c) right-click (d) scroll
  26. 26.How do we do a right-click? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) spin the middle wheel (c) turn the wheel (d) press the right button
  27. 27.True or false: to turn the wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to press, hold and slide is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press, hold and slide (b) one press on the right (c) press the right button (d) tap the right button
  30. 30.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: to press the right button is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) tap the left button (c) move while holding down (d) press, hold and slide
  33. 33.🖱️ What do we call it when we two fast left presses? (a) double-click (b) click (c) right-click (d) scroll
  34. 34.True or false: to tap the right button is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the index finger (c) the thumb (d) the ring finger
  36. 36.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  37. 37.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) click (b) right-click (c) drag (d) double-click
  38. 38.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) click (b) double-click (c) scroll (d) right-click
  39. 39.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) by its wire (b) with both hands (c) upside down (d) gently, palm on top
  40. 40.How do we do a right-click? (a) press left button once (b) press left twice quickly (c) tap the right button (d) a single left press

Answer key

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

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