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