Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics
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.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
- 2.How do we do a click? (a) two fast left presses (b) spin the middle wheel (c) a single left press (d) press left twice quickly
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) roll the middle wheel (c) turn the wheel (d) tap the left button
- 4.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) a single left press (c) press, hold and slide (d) tap the left button
- 6.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the left button (b) the wheel (c) the right button
- 7.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press, hold and slide (b) move while holding down (c) two fast left presses (d) hold the button and move
- 9.True or false: to tap the left button is a drag. (a) True (b) False
- 10.How do we do a right-click? (a) press left twice quickly (b) move while holding down (c) turn the wheel (d) one press on the right
- 11.How do we do a double-click? (a) two fast left presses (b) tap the right button (c) move while holding down (d) spin the middle wheel
- 12.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) click (b) scroll (c) right-click (d) double-click
- 13.True or false: to two fast left presses is a click. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the ring finger (c) the middle finger (d) the thumb
- 15.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the index finger (b) the little finger (c) the thumb (d) the ring finger
- 16.True or false: to turn the wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) double-click (b) drag (c) right-click (d) click
- 18.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) upside down (b) gently, palm on top (c) by its wire (d) with both hands
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) press left button once (c) tap the left button (d) a single left press
- 20.🖱️ What do we call it when we hold the button and move? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) click (d) drag
- 21.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) let go (b) pressed down (c) switched off (d) unplugged
- 22.True or false: to press left button once is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: to click two times fast is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: to press left button once is a drag. (a) True (b) False
- 25.How do we do a scroll? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) one press on the right (c) move while holding down (d) a single left press
- 26.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) charging (b) typing (c) printing (d) scrolling
- 27.True or false: to press, hold and slide is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
- 28.How do we do a click? (a) hold the button and move (b) turn the wheel (c) click two times fast (d) press left button once
- 29.How do we do a right-click? (a) turn the wheel (b) two fast left presses (c) press left twice quickly (d) tap the right button
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press, hold and slide (b) hold the button and move (c) move while holding down (d) press the right button
- 31.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) pillow (c) chair (d) mouse pad
- 32.How do we do a drag? (a) hold the button and move (b) one press on the right (c) a single left press (d) click two times fast
- 33.How do we do a click? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) press, hold and slide (c) tap the left button (d) hold the button and move
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) spin the middle wheel (c) click two times fast (d) two fast left presses
- 35.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) double-click (d) click
- 36.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) click (b) double-click (c) right-click (d) drag
- 37.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) click (d) right-click
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) spin the middle wheel (c) one press on the right (d) turn the wheel
- 39.How do we do a double-click? (a) press left twice quickly (b) hold the button and move (c) move while holding down (d) press left button once
- 40.How do we do a scroll? (a) move while holding down (b) press left twice quickly (c) turn the wheel (d) click two times fast
Answer key
- 1
- a single left press
- tap the left button
- 2
- press, hold and slide
- the left button
- 2
- two fast left presses
- False
- one press on the right
- two fast left presses
- double-click
- False
- the middle finger
- the index finger
- True
- right-click
- gently, palm on top
- press left twice quickly
- drag
- pressed down
- False
- True
- False
- spin the middle wheel
- scrolling
- False
- press left button once
- tap the right button
- press the right button
- mouse pad
- hold the button and move
- tap the left button
- spin the middle wheel
- drag
- click
- double-click
- one press on the right
- press left twice quickly
- turn the wheel
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