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