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