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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 725 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) press left button once (c) spin the middle wheel (d) a single left press
  2. 2.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) unplugged (b) switched off (c) let go (d) pressed down
  3. 3.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the index finger (b) the ring finger (c) the thumb (d) the little finger
  4. 4.How do we do a click? (a) move while holding down (b) press left button once (c) roll the middle wheel (d) one press on the right
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) click two times fast (b) two fast left presses (c) press left twice quickly (d) one press on the right
  6. 6.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  7. 7.True or false: to click two times fast is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) typing (b) charging (c) printing (d) scrolling
  9. 9.True or false: to hold the button and move is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.How do we do a drag? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) press left button once (c) turn the wheel (d) press, hold and slide
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turn the wheel (b) spin the middle wheel (c) roll the middle wheel (d) press left twice quickly
  12. 12.True or false: to press left button once is a click. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) drag (b) scroll (c) right-click (d) click
  14. 14.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) gently, palm on top (b) by its wire (c) upside down (d) with both hands
  15. 15.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the wheel (b) the right button (c) the left button
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) a single left press (c) tap the left button (d) press left button once
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the right button (b) press the right button (c) one press on the right (d) click two times fast
  18. 18.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) click (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) drag
  19. 19.How do we do a drag? (a) a single left press (b) move while holding down (c) tap the left button (d) press the right button
  20. 20.True or false: to turn the wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) chair (b) pillow (c) plate (d) mouse pad
  22. 22.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) right-click (b) drag (c) click (d) double-click
  23. 23.How do we do a scroll? (a) click two times fast (b) press left button once (c) press, hold and slide (d) spin the middle wheel
  24. 24.🖱️ What do we call it when we hold the button and move? (a) right-click (b) drag (c) scroll (d) click
  25. 25.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a single left press (b) hold the button and move (c) move while holding down (d) press, hold and slide
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press, hold and slide (b) tap the right button (c) hold the button and move (d) move while holding down
  28. 28.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) turn the wheel (c) spin the middle wheel (d) press left button once
  30. 30.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the middle finger (c) the ring finger (d) the thumb
  31. 31.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: to tap the right button is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: to press the right button is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.How do we do a double-click? (a) two fast left presses (b) tap the right button (c) roll the middle wheel (d) turn the wheel
  35. 35.How do we do a right-click? (a) turn the wheel (b) move while holding down (c) tap the right button (d) press left button once
  36. 36.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) drag (b) scroll (c) double-click (d) click
  37. 37.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) drag (d) click
  38. 38.How do we do a click? (a) press left twice quickly (b) tap the left button (c) turn the wheel (d) click two times fast
  39. 39.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) right-click (b) scroll (c) double-click (d) click
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) turn the wheel (c) roll the middle wheel (d) spin the middle wheel

Answer key

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

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