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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 656 · 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.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the thumb (b) the little finger (c) the middle finger (d) the ring finger
  2. 2.How do we do a double-click? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) spin the middle wheel (c) a single left press (d) two fast left presses
  3. 3.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) switched off (b) pressed down (c) let go (d) unplugged
  4. 4.How do we do a click? (a) tap the right button (b) click two times fast (c) a single left press (d) two fast left presses
  5. 5.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) printing (b) typing (c) charging (d) scrolling
  6. 6.How do we do a click? (a) two fast left presses (b) press the right button (c) roll the middle wheel (d) tap the left button
  7. 7.True or false: to tap the left button is a click. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the index finger (b) the little finger (c) the ring finger (d) the thumb
  9. 9.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) double-click (b) drag (c) right-click (d) click
  10. 10.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) drag (d) scroll
  11. 11.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) click (b) scroll (c) right-click (d) double-click
  12. 12.How do we do a right-click? (a) a single left press (b) move while holding down (c) tap the right button (d) press left button once
  13. 13.True or false: to press left button once is a click. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.How do we do a double-click? (a) press the right button (b) tap the right button (c) press left button once (d) press left twice quickly
  15. 15.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the wheel (b) the left button (c) the right button
  16. 16.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) scroll (b) double-click (c) drag (d) right-click
  17. 17.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  18. 18.True or false: to tap the right button is a click. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) press left twice quickly (c) tap the left button (d) a single left press
  20. 20.True or false: to move while holding down is a click. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) click (b) double-click (c) drag (d) right-click
  22. 22.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  23. 23.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) scroll (b) right-click (c) double-click (d) click
  24. 24.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) upside down (b) by its wire (c) with both hands (d) gently, palm on top
  25. 25.How do we do a drag? (a) hold the button and move (b) a single left press (c) press left twice quickly (d) two fast left presses
  26. 26.True or false: to tap the left button is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: to move while holding down is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.How do we do a right-click? (a) one press on the right (b) press left twice quickly (c) move while holding down (d) two fast left presses
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) press the right button (c) tap the right button (d) one press on the right
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) move while holding down (b) turn the wheel (c) roll the middle wheel (d) spin the middle wheel
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) press, hold and slide (c) spin the middle wheel (d) move while holding down
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) tap the right button (c) one press on the right (d) tap the left button
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) one press on the right (c) tap the right button (d) press the right button
  34. 34.How do we do a click? (a) press left button once (b) turn the wheel (c) one press on the right (d) press, hold and slide
  35. 35.🖱️ What do we call it when we two fast left presses? (a) scroll (b) click (c) double-click (d) right-click
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) click two times fast (c) one press on the right (d) tap the right button
  37. 37.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) drag (b) scroll (c) click (d) double-click
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) tap the left button (c) a single left press (d) hold the button and move
  39. 39.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) scroll (b) right-click (c) click (d) double-click
  40. 40.How do we do a scroll? (a) tap the left button (b) a single left press (c) press left button once (d) turn the wheel

Answer key

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

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