Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics
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.True or false: to move while holding down is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
- 3.True or false: to click two times fast is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
- 4.How do we do a click? (a) two fast left presses (b) move while holding down (c) press, hold and slide (d) a single left press
- 5.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) mouse pad (c) chair (d) pillow
- 6.How do we do a click? (a) one press on the right (b) click two times fast (c) tap the left button (d) press the right button
- 7.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) double-click (b) click (c) drag (d) scroll
- 8.True or false: to turn the wheel is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the thumb (c) the little finger (d) the middle finger
- 10.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the index finger (b) the thumb (c) the little finger (d) the ring finger
- 11.How do we do a drag? (a) turn the wheel (b) a single left press (c) hold the button and move (d) tap the left button
- 12.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
- 13.True or false: to move while holding down is a drag. (a) False (b) True
- 14.How do we do a scroll? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) one press on the right (c) press left twice quickly (d) hold the button and move
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) one press on the right (c) press, hold and slide (d) tap the right button
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) click two times fast (b) press left twice quickly (c) a single left press (d) two fast left presses
- 17.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
- 18.🖱️ What do we call it when we hold the button and move? (a) right-click (b) drag (c) click (d) double-click
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) click two times fast (c) two fast left presses (d) hold the button and move
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) click two times fast (b) tap the left button (c) a single left press (d) press left button once
- 21.How do we do a double-click? (a) move while holding down (b) click two times fast (c) tap the right button (d) spin the middle wheel
- 22.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) click (b) drag (c) double-click (d) scroll
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one press on the right (b) spin the middle wheel (c) roll the middle wheel (d) turn the wheel
- 24.How do we do a drag? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) press left button once (c) move while holding down (d) two fast left presses
- 25.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) scroll (b) double-click (c) drag (d) right-click
- 26.How do we do a scroll? (a) a single left press (b) press left twice quickly (c) move while holding down (d) spin the middle wheel
- 27.True or false: to tap the left button is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the left button (b) the right button (c) the wheel
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) roll the middle wheel (c) move while holding down (d) press, hold and slide
- 30.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) pressed down (b) let go (c) switched off (d) unplugged
- 31.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) right-click (b) click (c) double-click (d) drag
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one press on the right (b) tap the right button (c) press the right button (d) press left button once
- 33.True or false: to tap the right button is a click. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) one press on the right (c) tap the right button (d) press the right button
- 35.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) double-click (b) click (c) scroll (d) right-click
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) move while holding down (b) press, hold and slide (c) hold the button and move (d) tap the left button
- 37.How do we do a click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) press the right button (c) press left button once (d) turn the wheel
- 38.How do we do a right-click? (a) hold the button and move (b) tap the left button (c) click two times fast (d) one press on the right
- 39.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a click. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: to a single left press is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- 1
- False
- a single left press
- mouse pad
- tap the left button
- scroll
- False
- the middle finger
- the index finger
- hold the button and move
- 2
- True
- roll the middle wheel
- press, hold and slide
- a single left press
- 2
- drag
- hold the button and move
- click two times fast
- click two times fast
- scroll
- one press on the right
- move while holding down
- drag
- spin the middle wheel
- False
- the left button
- roll the middle wheel
- pressed down
- drag
- press left button once
- False
- two fast left presses
- click
- tap the left button
- press left button once
- one press on the right
- False
- False
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