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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 710 · 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 many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  2. 2.How do we do a right-click? (a) tap the left button (b) press the right button (c) turn the wheel (d) roll the middle wheel
  3. 3.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  4. 4.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) switched off (b) let go (c) unplugged (d) pressed down
  5. 5.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) pillow (c) chair (d) mouse pad
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) two fast left presses (c) press the right button (d) click two times fast
  7. 7.How do we do a drag? (a) a single left press (b) press, hold and slide (c) turn the wheel (d) press left button once
  8. 8.How do we do a scroll? (a) two fast left presses (b) a single left press (c) roll the middle wheel (d) move while holding down
  9. 9.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: to a single left press is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) double-click (b) drag (c) click (d) right-click
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one press on the right (b) press the right button (c) tap the right button (d) move while holding down
  13. 13.How do we do a drag? (a) one press on the right (b) press the right button (c) tap the right button (d) move while holding down
  14. 14.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) click (b) right-click (c) double-click (d) scroll
  15. 15.How do we do a click? (a) press, hold and slide (b) press the right button (c) tap the left button (d) two fast left presses
  16. 16.How do we do a click? (a) one press on the right (b) roll the middle wheel (c) two fast left presses (d) press left button once
  17. 17.How do we do a double-click? (a) press left button once (b) one press on the right (c) two fast left presses (d) press, hold and slide
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) one press on the right (c) two fast left presses (d) click two times fast
  19. 19.True or false: to a single left press is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 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
  21. 21.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the thumb (c) the ring finger (d) the middle finger
  22. 22.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) drag (b) scroll (c) double-click (d) right-click
  23. 23.How do we do a drag? (a) a single left press (b) hold the button and move (c) spin the middle wheel (d) tap the right button
  24. 24.How do we do a click? (a) one press on the right (b) turn the wheel (c) a single left press (d) roll the middle wheel
  25. 25.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) gently, palm on top (b) upside down (c) with both hands (d) by its wire
  26. 26.How do we do a right-click? (a) click two times fast (b) one press on the right (c) spin the middle wheel (d) press left button once
  27. 27.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  28. 28.How do we do a double-click? (a) press left twice quickly (b) tap the left button (c) press, hold and slide (d) press the right button
  29. 29.True or false: to press the right button is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) click two times fast (c) two fast left presses (d) roll the middle wheel
  31. 31.True or false: to turn the wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) typing (b) printing (c) charging (d) scrolling
  33. 33.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the left button (b) the right button (c) the wheel
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the right button (b) click two times fast (c) press the right button (d) one press on the right
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) click two times fast (c) a single left press (d) two fast left presses
  36. 36.True or false: to click two times fast is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) double-click (b) scroll (c) drag (d) click
  38. 38.True or false: to press the right button is a click. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: to two fast left presses is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a drag. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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