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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 536 · 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 turn the wheel? (a) right-click (b) click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  2. 2.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  3. 3.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the thumb (b) the ring finger (c) the middle finger (d) the little finger
  4. 4.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  5. 5.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) scroll (b) click (c) double-click (d) drag
  6. 6.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) upside down (b) with both hands (c) gently, palm on top (d) by its wire
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) tap the right button (c) one press on the right (d) roll the middle wheel
  8. 8.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) drag (b) click (c) scroll (d) right-click
  9. 9.How do we do a right-click? (a) one press on the right (b) roll the middle wheel (c) two fast left presses (d) press left twice quickly
  10. 10.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  11. 11.True or false: to click two times fast is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🖱️ What do we call it when we hold the button and move? (a) scroll (b) click (c) right-click (d) drag
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) a single left press (c) press left button once (d) press, hold and slide
  14. 14.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the wheel (b) the left button (c) the right button
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turn the wheel (b) one press on the right (c) tap the right button (d) press the right button
  16. 16.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) printing (b) scrolling (c) charging (d) typing
  17. 17.How do we do a right-click? (a) hold the button and move (b) turn the wheel (c) spin the middle wheel (d) tap the right button
  18. 18.True or false: to one press on the right is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) one press on the right (c) press the right button (d) tap the right button
  20. 20.How do we do a scroll? (a) press left button once (b) press left twice quickly (c) roll the middle wheel (d) press the right button
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) turn the wheel (c) spin the middle wheel (d) press the right button
  22. 22.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) scroll (b) double-click (c) click (d) drag
  23. 23.How do we do a double-click? (a) a single left press (b) move while holding down (c) press left button once (d) press left twice quickly
  24. 24.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) right-click (b) double-click (c) drag (d) scroll
  25. 25.True or false: to press the right button is a click. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.How do we do a drag? (a) click two times fast (b) turn the wheel (c) tap the left button (d) hold the button and move
  27. 27.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) right-click (b) drag (c) double-click (d) click
  28. 28.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) right-click (b) double-click (c) drag (d) click
  29. 29.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) drag (b) scroll (c) right-click (d) double-click
  30. 30.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) drag (d) click
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a single left press (b) press left twice quickly (c) tap the left button (d) press left button once
  32. 32.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) unplugged (b) let go (c) pressed down (d) switched off
  33. 33.How do we do a scroll? (a) press left twice quickly (b) hold the button and move (c) two fast left presses (d) spin the middle wheel
  34. 34.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) double-click (b) scroll (c) right-click (d) click
  35. 35.True or false: to tap the right button is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to hold the button and move is a click. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: to tap the left button is a click. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to one press on the right is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to hold the button and move is a scroll. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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