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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 562 · 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.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the middle finger (c) the little finger (d) the thumb
  2. 2.True or false: to press, hold and slide is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) by its wire (b) with both hands (c) upside down (d) gently, palm on top
  4. 4.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  5. 5.How do we do a right-click? (a) press the right button (b) click two times fast (c) move while holding down (d) a single left press
  6. 6.How do we do a click? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) press left button once (c) press left twice quickly (d) press the right button
  7. 7.True or false: to move while holding down is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) click (d) scroll
  9. 9.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) switched off (b) unplugged (c) pressed down (d) let go
  10. 10.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) mouse pad (b) chair (c) pillow (d) plate
  11. 11.How do we do a drag? (a) press left twice quickly (b) turn the wheel (c) move while holding down (d) a single left press
  12. 12.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) right-click (b) double-click (c) drag (d) click
  14. 14.True or false: to press, hold and slide is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) a single left press (c) press the right button (d) tap the left button
  16. 16.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) scroll (b) click (c) double-click (d) drag
  17. 17.How do we do a drag? (a) hold the button and move (b) press left button once (c) turn the wheel (d) press the right button
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) turn the wheel (c) press left button once (d) roll the middle wheel
  19. 19.🖱️ What do we call it when we hold the button and move? (a) right-click (b) double-click (c) drag (d) scroll
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) move while holding down (c) press, hold and slide (d) roll the middle wheel
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) tap the left button (c) a single left press (d) two fast left presses
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) click two times fast (c) move while holding down (d) press, hold and slide
  23. 23.True or false: to one press on the right is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) spin the middle wheel (c) two fast left presses (d) click two times fast
  25. 25.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  26. 26.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) scrolling (b) typing (c) printing (d) charging
  27. 27.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  28. 28.How do we do a click? (a) two fast left presses (b) click two times fast (c) a single left press (d) tap the right button
  29. 29.True or false: to tap the left button is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.How do we do a double-click? (a) tap the left button (b) a single left press (c) two fast left presses (d) one press on the right
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) press the right button (c) one press on the right (d) tap the right button
  32. 32.How do we do a scroll? (a) two fast left presses (b) roll the middle wheel (c) click two times fast (d) move while holding down
  33. 33.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) scroll (b) double-click (c) drag (d) click
  34. 34.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) drag
  35. 35.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) click (b) drag (c) double-click (d) right-click
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) tap the left button (c) a single left press (d) press left twice quickly
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) click two times fast (b) two fast left presses (c) press, hold and slide (d) press left twice quickly
  39. 39.True or false: to turn the wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the wheel (b) the right button (c) the left button

Answer key

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

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