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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 675 · 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 do we do a click? (a) tap the right button (b) turn the wheel (c) a single left press (d) press the right button
  2. 2.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  3. 3.True or false: to hold the button and move is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  5. 5.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) charging (b) scrolling (c) printing (d) typing
  6. 6.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  7. 7.How do we do a right-click? (a) press left twice quickly (b) move while holding down (c) hold the button and move (d) press the right button
  8. 8.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the right button (b) the wheel (c) the left button
  9. 9.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) upside down (b) by its wire (c) with both hands (d) gently, palm on top
  10. 10.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) click (b) drag (c) double-click (d) right-click
  11. 11.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the index finger (b) the thumb (c) the ring finger (d) the little finger
  12. 12.How do we do a scroll? (a) a single left press (b) two fast left presses (c) turn the wheel (d) tap the right button
  13. 13.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) click (b) drag (c) double-click (d) right-click
  14. 14.How do we do a double-click? (a) press left button once (b) press, hold and slide (c) a single left press (d) press left twice quickly
  15. 15.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🖱️ What do we call it when we two fast left presses? (a) click (b) right-click (c) drag (d) double-click
  18. 18.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  19. 19.How do we do a scroll? (a) two fast left presses (b) one press on the right (c) roll the middle wheel (d) move while holding down
  20. 20.How do we do a double-click? (a) two fast left presses (b) spin the middle wheel (c) a single left press (d) press, hold and slide
  21. 21.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) double-click (b) drag (c) click (d) scroll
  22. 22.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.How do we do a double-click? (a) click two times fast (b) tap the right button (c) a single left press (d) move while holding down
  24. 24.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) let go (b) unplugged (c) pressed down (d) switched off
  25. 25.True or false: to two fast left presses is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a single left press (b) press left button once (c) roll the middle wheel (d) tap the left button
  27. 27.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one press on the right (b) tap the right button (c) move while holding down (d) press the right button
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the right button (b) one press on the right (c) press the right button (d) press left button once
  30. 30.How do we do a right-click? (a) tap the right button (b) press left button once (c) roll the middle wheel (d) press, hold and slide
  31. 31.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) right-click (b) click (c) scroll (d) drag
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) turn the wheel (c) spin the middle wheel (d) press left twice quickly
  33. 33.True or false: to press left button once is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press, hold and slide (b) hold the button and move (c) move while holding down (d) tap the right button
  35. 35.How do we do a click? (a) hold the button and move (b) click two times fast (c) press left button once (d) spin the middle wheel
  36. 36.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) right-click (b) drag (c) click (d) scroll
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) click two times fast (b) hold the button and move (c) press, hold and slide (d) move while holding down
  38. 38.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) double-click (b) click (c) scroll (d) drag
  39. 39.True or false: to move while holding down is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.How do we do a scroll? (a) two fast left presses (b) press left button once (c) spin the middle wheel (d) tap the left button

Answer key

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

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