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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 712 · 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.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) click
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) click two times fast (b) move while holding down (c) two fast left presses (d) press left twice quickly
  4. 4.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the thumb (b) the ring finger (c) the middle finger (d) the little finger
  5. 5.True or false: to press left button once is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the right button (b) the left button (c) the wheel
  7. 7.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the little finger (c) the thumb (d) the index finger
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) click two times fast (c) press left twice quickly (d) press the right button
  9. 9.How do we do a click? (a) tap the left button (b) move while holding down (c) press, hold and slide (d) one press on the right
  10. 10.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) by its wire (b) with both hands (c) gently, palm on top (d) upside down
  11. 11.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) press, hold and slide (c) one press on the right (d) move while holding down
  13. 13.How do we do a double-click? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) click two times fast (c) move while holding down (d) tap the right button
  14. 14.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  15. 15.True or false: to two fast left presses is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) tap the right button (c) roll the middle wheel (d) one press on the right
  17. 17.How do we do a click? (a) two fast left presses (b) press left button once (c) move while holding down (d) spin the middle wheel
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press, hold and slide (b) hold the button and move (c) move while holding down (d) click two times fast
  19. 19.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) chair (c) pillow (d) mouse pad
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) move while holding down (b) press left button once (c) press, hold and slide (d) hold the button and move
  21. 21.🖱️ What do we call it when we two fast left presses? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) right-click (d) scroll
  22. 22.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) click (b) scroll (c) drag (d) right-click
  23. 23.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) click (b) drag (c) right-click (d) double-click
  24. 24.True or false: to click two times fast is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) move while holding down (b) hold the button and move (c) press, hold and slide (d) turn the wheel
  26. 26.How do we do a drag? (a) press the right button (b) roll the middle wheel (c) tap the right button (d) press, hold and slide
  27. 27.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) charging (b) printing (c) scrolling (d) typing
  28. 28.How do we do a drag? (a) click two times fast (b) press left twice quickly (c) move while holding down (d) one press on the right
  29. 29.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) double-click (b) drag (c) scroll (d) right-click
  31. 31.True or false: to a single left press is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: to press the right button is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.How do we do a right-click? (a) two fast left presses (b) click two times fast (c) one press on the right (d) press, hold and slide
  35. 35.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) drag (b) click (c) right-click (d) scroll
  36. 36.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) drag
  37. 37.True or false: to press left button once is a click. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.How do we do a click? (a) move while holding down (b) press the right button (c) a single left press (d) roll the middle wheel
  39. 39.How do we do a scroll? (a) press, hold and slide (b) press the right button (c) click two times fast (d) spin the middle wheel
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one press on the right (b) press, hold and slide (c) press the right button (d) tap the right button

Answer key

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

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