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