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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 685 · 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 do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) click (b) drag (c) scroll (d) double-click
  2. 2.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the ring finger (c) the middle finger (d) the thumb
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the right button (b) a single left press (c) one press on the right (d) press the right button
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the right button (b) spin the middle wheel (c) roll the middle wheel (d) turn the wheel
  5. 5.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) double-click (b) scroll (c) click (d) right-click
  6. 6.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) click (d) double-click
  7. 7.True or false: to hold the button and move is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) spin the middle wheel (c) press, hold and slide (d) turn the wheel
  9. 9.True or false: to tap the left button is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) scroll (b) click (c) right-click (d) double-click
  11. 11.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  12. 12.True or false: to hold the button and move is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) gently, palm on top (b) by its wire (c) upside down (d) with both hands
  14. 14.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) chair (c) pillow (d) mouse pad
  15. 15.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) right-click (b) drag (c) double-click (d) click
  17. 17.How do we do a drag? (a) click two times fast (b) two fast left presses (c) press, hold and slide (d) one press on the right
  18. 18.How do we do a drag? (a) move while holding down (b) one press on the right (c) press left twice quickly (d) two fast left presses
  19. 19.True or false: to move while holding down is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.How do we do a right-click? (a) tap the left button (b) hold the button and move (c) roll the middle wheel (d) one press on the right
  21. 21.🖱️ What do we call it when we hold the button and move? (a) right-click (b) scroll (c) drag (d) click
  22. 22.True or false: to press left button once is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) switched off (b) unplugged (c) pressed down (d) let go
  24. 24.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) a single left press (c) tap the left button (d) press left button once
  26. 26.How do we do a double-click? (a) a single left press (b) move while holding down (c) one press on the right (d) press left twice quickly
  27. 27.True or false: to press left button once is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.How do we do a scroll? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) a single left press (c) hold the button and move (d) one press on the right
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) two fast left presses (c) click two times fast (d) turn the wheel
  30. 30.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) right-click (b) click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  31. 31.How do we do a double-click? (a) hold the button and move (b) click two times fast (c) a single left press (d) tap the left button
  32. 32.🖱️ What do we call it when we two fast left presses? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) right-click (d) double-click
  33. 33.How do we do a click? (a) one press on the right (b) press, hold and slide (c) tap the left button (d) tap the right button
  34. 34.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) printing (b) charging (c) typing (d) scrolling
  35. 35.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) click (d) scroll
  36. 36.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) click (b) drag (c) double-click (d) scroll
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) move while holding down (b) hold the button and move (c) tap the left button (d) press, hold and slide
  39. 39.How do we do a double-click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) hold the button and move (c) two fast left presses (d) tap the left button
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) move while holding down (c) roll the middle wheel (d) press, hold and slide

Answer key

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

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