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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 67 · 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.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) charging (b) scrolling (c) typing (d) printing
  2. 2.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  3. 3.How do we do a double-click? (a) move while holding down (b) turn the wheel (c) press, hold and slide (d) click two times fast
  4. 4.True or false: to turn the wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.How do we do a right-click? (a) press the right button (b) press left twice quickly (c) press left button once (d) roll the middle wheel
  6. 6.How do we do a drag? (a) press the right button (b) press, hold and slide (c) tap the right button (d) spin the middle wheel
  7. 7.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  8. 8.How do we do a double-click? (a) two fast left presses (b) hold the button and move (c) turn the wheel (d) press, hold and slide
  9. 9.True or false: to press the right button is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) click (b) scroll (c) double-click (d) drag
  11. 11.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) gently, palm on top (b) by its wire (c) with both hands (d) upside down
  12. 12.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  13. 13.How do we do a scroll? (a) turn the wheel (b) click two times fast (c) two fast left presses (d) tap the right button
  14. 14.True or false: to tap the right button is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  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.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) chair (c) mouse pad (d) pillow
  17. 17.How do we do a scroll? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) one press on the right (c) press the right button (d) press left button once
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) a single left press (c) roll the middle wheel (d) turn the wheel
  19. 19.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) unplugged (b) pressed down (c) let go (d) switched off
  20. 20.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) click (b) double-click (c) drag (d) right-click
  21. 21.How do we do a drag? (a) press the right button (b) a single left press (c) move while holding down (d) one press on the right
  22. 22.True or false: to hold the button and move is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.How do we do a double-click? (a) press left button once (b) one press on the right (c) a single left press (d) press left twice quickly
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a single left press (b) tap the right button (c) tap the left button (d) press left button once
  25. 25.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) click (d) right-click
  27. 27.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: to a single left press is a click. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) tap the right button (c) hold the button and move (d) one press on the right
  30. 30.🔍 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
  31. 31.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) scroll (d) click
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) a single left press (c) press, hold and slide (d) press left button once
  33. 33.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: to click two times fast is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) press, hold and slide (c) move while holding down (d) two fast left presses
  36. 36.True or false: to move while holding down is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.How do we do a click? (a) press, hold and slide (b) turn the wheel (c) two fast left presses (d) press left button once
  38. 38.How do we do a right-click? (a) tap the left button (b) move while holding down (c) hold the button and move (d) tap the right button
  39. 39.True or false: to tap the left button is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: to click two times fast is a click. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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