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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 722 · 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.True or false: to one press on the right is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  3. 3.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) gently, palm on top (b) upside down (c) by its wire (d) with both hands
  4. 4.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) move while holding down (b) two fast left presses (c) press left twice quickly (d) click two times fast
  6. 6.True or false: to tap the left button is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) let go (b) switched off (c) pressed down (d) unplugged
  8. 8.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  9. 9.How do we do a drag? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) press left twice quickly (c) press left button once (d) move while holding down
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turn the wheel (b) roll the middle wheel (c) press left button once (d) spin the middle wheel
  11. 11.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the index finger (c) the little finger (d) the thumb
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) tap the right button (c) spin the middle wheel (d) one press on the right
  13. 13.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) scroll (b) right-click (c) click (d) drag
  14. 14.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the wheel (b) the right button (c) the left button
  15. 15.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) mouse pad (b) plate (c) chair (d) pillow
  16. 16.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) double-click (b) click (c) right-click (d) drag
  17. 17.True or false: to turn the wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) right-click (d) click
  19. 19.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) right-click (d) click
  20. 20.True or false: to two fast left presses is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.How do we do a right-click? (a) tap the right button (b) tap the left button (c) turn the wheel (d) roll the middle wheel
  22. 22.True or false: to hold the button and move is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: to a single left press is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) right-click (b) scroll (c) click (d) double-click
  25. 25.How do we do a drag? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) hold the button and move (c) press left twice quickly (d) click two times fast
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) move while holding down (c) press, hold and slide (d) roll the middle wheel
  27. 27.How do we do a click? (a) click two times fast (b) one press on the right (c) press left button once (d) spin the middle wheel
  28. 28.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) click (d) scroll
  29. 29.How do we do a click? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) press left twice quickly (c) click two times fast (d) a single left press
  30. 30.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) drag (b) click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  31. 31.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) click
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) tap the right button (c) one press on the right (d) two fast left presses
  33. 33.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) right-click (d) click
  34. 34.How do we do a double-click? (a) tap the left button (b) press, hold and slide (c) press the right button (d) click two times fast
  35. 35.How do we do a scroll? (a) tap the left button (b) press, hold and slide (c) roll the middle wheel (d) press left twice quickly
  36. 36.True or false: to one press on the right is a click. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: to move while holding down is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) drag (b) click (c) double-click (d) right-click
  39. 39.How do we do a click? (a) tap the left button (b) hold the button and move (c) two fast left presses (d) press, hold and slide
  40. 40.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) charging (b) printing (c) scrolling (d) typing

Answer key

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

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