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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 547 · 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.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the right button (b) the left button (c) the wheel
  3. 3.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) click (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  4. 4.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) drag (b) click (c) right-click (d) double-click
  5. 5.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) click (b) double-click (c) scroll (d) right-click
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) turn the wheel (c) a single left press (d) tap the left button
  7. 7.How do we do a scroll? (a) move while holding down (b) spin the middle wheel (c) press left twice quickly (d) hold the button and move
  8. 8.True or false: to tap the right button is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) press left twice quickly (c) press the right button (d) click two times fast
  10. 10.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  11. 11.True or false: to press left button once is a click. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) move while holding down (c) one press on the right (d) press, hold and slide
  13. 13.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  15. 15.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) double-click (b) drag (c) right-click (d) scroll
  16. 16.True or false: to one press on the right is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.How do we do a double-click? (a) tap the left button (b) press left button once (c) turn the wheel (d) two fast left presses
  18. 18.🖱️ What do we call it when we hold the button and move? (a) double-click (b) drag (c) right-click (d) scroll
  19. 19.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) drag (b) scroll (c) double-click (d) click
  20. 20.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) upside down (b) with both hands (c) gently, palm on top (d) by its wire
  21. 21.How do we do a scroll? (a) turn the wheel (b) one press on the right (c) press the right button (d) tap the left button
  22. 22.How do we do a click? (a) press left twice quickly (b) turn the wheel (c) press the right button (d) tap the left button
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) roll the middle wheel (c) turn the wheel (d) a single left press
  24. 24.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) click (b) scroll (c) double-click (d) drag
  25. 25.How do we do a right-click? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) a single left press (c) move while holding down (d) tap the right button
  26. 26.How do we do a double-click? (a) click two times fast (b) one press on the right (c) tap the right button (d) press left button once
  27. 27.True or false: to a single left press is a click. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the little finger (c) the index finger (d) the thumb
  29. 29.True or false: to two fast left presses is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) click (d) scroll
  31. 31.True or false: to tap the left button is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.How do we do a drag? (a) two fast left presses (b) move while holding down (c) press left button once (d) spin the middle wheel
  33. 33.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) drag (b) click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) click two times fast (b) press left twice quickly (c) two fast left presses (d) press left button once
  35. 35.True or false: to press the right button is a click. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: to tap the right button is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to two fast left presses is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to hold the button and move is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to turn the wheel is a double-click. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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