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