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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 699 · 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) one press on the right (b) press left button once (c) two fast left presses (d) roll the middle wheel
  2. 2.How do we do a double-click? (a) two fast left presses (b) tap the left button (c) press left button once (d) tap the right button
  3. 3.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) chair (c) mouse pad (d) pillow
  4. 4.True or false: to hold the button and move is a click. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) let go (b) switched off (c) pressed down (d) unplugged
  6. 6.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) click (d) scroll
  7. 7.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) scroll (b) right-click (c) double-click (d) drag
  8. 8.How do we do a drag? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) move while holding down (c) a single left press (d) tap the left button
  9. 9.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the right button (b) the left button (c) the wheel
  10. 10.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) with both hands (b) by its wire (c) gently, palm on top (d) upside down
  11. 11.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  12. 12.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) printing (b) typing (c) charging (d) scrolling
  13. 13.How do we do a right-click? (a) a single left press (b) move while holding down (c) roll the middle wheel (d) tap the right button
  14. 14.🖱️ What do we call it when we two fast left presses? (a) click (b) drag (c) right-click (d) double-click
  15. 15.How do we do a click? (a) click two times fast (b) two fast left presses (c) spin the middle wheel (d) a single left press
  16. 16.How do we do a click? (a) tap the left button (b) click two times fast (c) one press on the right (d) move while holding down
  17. 17.True or false: to click two times fast is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a single left press (b) two fast left presses (c) tap the left button (d) press left button once
  20. 20.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) drag (b) click (c) double-click (d) right-click
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) click two times fast (b) two fast left presses (c) spin the middle wheel (d) press left twice quickly
  22. 22.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) right-click (b) double-click (c) click (d) scroll
  23. 23.True or false: to one press on the right is a click. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: to tap the left button is a click. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) press left button once (c) a single left press (d) tap the left button
  27. 27.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) drag (b) scroll (c) right-click (d) click
  28. 28.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: to tap the left button is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the thumb (c) the index finger (d) the little finger
  31. 31.True or false: to move while holding down is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to press left button once is a click. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.How do we do a scroll? (a) press, hold and slide (b) a single left press (c) turn the wheel (d) hold the button and move
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) roll the middle wheel (c) spin the middle wheel (d) turn the wheel
  35. 35.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the thumb (b) the little finger (c) the ring finger (d) the middle finger
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turn the wheel (b) spin the middle wheel (c) roll the middle wheel (d) press left button once
  37. 37.How do we do a double-click? (a) turn the wheel (b) hold the button and move (c) press the right button (d) press left twice quickly
  38. 38.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) click (d) scroll
  39. 39.🔍 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
  40. 40.How do we do a double-click? (a) click two times fast (b) roll the middle wheel (c) move while holding down (d) press the right button

Answer key

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

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