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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 634 · 40 questions
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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. 1.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) gently, palm on top (b) with both hands (c) by its wire (d) upside down
  2. 2.How do we do a scroll? (a) one press on the right (b) press the right button (c) roll the middle wheel (d) click two times fast
  3. 3.How do we do a click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) press, hold and slide (c) click two times fast (d) a single left press
  4. 4.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) click (b) scroll (c) drag (d) double-click
  5. 5.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) pillow (b) mouse pad (c) plate (d) chair
  6. 6.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  7. 7.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the wheel (b) the left button (c) the right button
  8. 8.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  9. 9.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) double-click (b) drag (c) scroll (d) click
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one press on the right (b) press, hold and slide (c) press the right button (d) tap the right button
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) roll the middle wheel (c) press left button once (d) a single left press
  12. 12.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) right-click (b) scroll (c) click (d) drag
  13. 13.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) pressed down (b) unplugged (c) switched off (d) let go
  14. 14.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) double-click (b) scroll (c) drag (d) right-click
  15. 15.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) scroll (d) click
  16. 16.How do we do a double-click? (a) turn the wheel (b) click two times fast (c) press left button once (d) press, hold and slide
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) tap the right button (c) one press on the right (d) press the right button
  18. 18.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) right-click (b) click (c) drag (d) double-click
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) tap the left button (c) click two times fast (d) two fast left presses
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one press on the right (b) a single left press (c) press the right button (d) tap the right button
  21. 21.How do we do a click? (a) tap the left button (b) spin the middle wheel (c) two fast left presses (d) press left twice quickly
  22. 22.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the index finger (c) the ring finger (d) the thumb
  23. 23.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) click (d) right-click
  24. 24.True or false: to a single left press is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) drag (b) click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  26. 26.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) printing (b) charging (c) typing (d) scrolling
  27. 27.How do we do a scroll? (a) press the right button (b) spin the middle wheel (c) click two times fast (d) two fast left presses
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) click two times fast (c) two fast left presses (d) hold the button and move
  29. 29.True or false: to hold the button and move is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.How do we do a scroll? (a) press the right button (b) two fast left presses (c) turn the wheel (d) one press on the right
  31. 31.True or false: to hold the button and move is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) click two times fast (b) two fast left presses (c) press left twice quickly (d) press the right button
  33. 33.How do we do a double-click? (a) two fast left presses (b) roll the middle wheel (c) press, hold and slide (d) press left button once
  34. 34.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) tap the left button (c) a single left press (d) tap the right button
  36. 36.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) double-click (b) click (c) right-click (d) scroll
  37. 37.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a click. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) turn the wheel (c) click two times fast (d) roll the middle wheel
  39. 39.How do we do a drag? (a) hold the button and move (b) turn the wheel (c) click two times fast (d) a single left press
  40. 40.True or false: to press the right button is a double-click. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. gently, palm on top
  2. roll the middle wheel
  3. a single left press
  4. drag
  5. mouse pad
  6. 2
  7. the left button
  8. 2
  9. scroll
  10. press, hold and slide
  11. roll the middle wheel
  12. drag
  13. pressed down
  14. scroll
  15. double-click
  16. click two times fast
  17. press left button once
  18. right-click
  19. tap the left button
  20. a single left press
  21. tap the left button
  22. the index finger
  23. click
  24. False
  25. double-click
  26. scrolling
  27. spin the middle wheel
  28. hold the button and move
  29. False
  30. turn the wheel
  31. False
  32. press the right button
  33. two fast left presses
  34. 1
  35. tap the right button
  36. click
  37. False
  38. click two times fast
  39. hold the button and move
  40. False

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