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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 743 · 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 press, hold and slide is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: to tap the right button is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the right button (b) the wheel (c) the left button
  4. 4.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the thumb (c) the index finger (d) the little finger
  5. 5.True or false: to hold the button and move is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) roll the middle wheel (c) press left button once (d) turn the wheel
  7. 7.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  8. 8.How do we do a scroll? (a) two fast left presses (b) turn the wheel (c) press left twice quickly (d) one press on the right
  9. 9.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  10. 10.How do we do a double-click? (a) press the right button (b) press left twice quickly (c) turn the wheel (d) tap the right button
  11. 11.How do we do a double-click? (a) one press on the right (b) press, hold and slide (c) two fast left presses (d) press left button once
  12. 12.True or false: to one press on the right is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) right-click (b) double-click (c) drag (d) click
  14. 14.How do we do a click? (a) turn the wheel (b) roll the middle wheel (c) hold the button and move (d) press left button once
  15. 15.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  16. 16.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) scroll (b) right-click (c) double-click (d) click
  17. 17.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) click (b) right-click (c) double-click (d) drag
  18. 18.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) scroll (b) double-click (c) click (d) right-click
  19. 19.How do we do a drag? (a) two fast left presses (b) hold the button and move (c) press left twice quickly (d) press the right button
  20. 20.How do we do a double-click? (a) click two times fast (b) press, hold and slide (c) press the right button (d) spin the middle wheel
  21. 21.True or false: to move while holding down is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) scroll (b) click (c) drag (d) right-click
  23. 23.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) right-click (b) click (c) double-click (d) drag
  25. 25.True or false: to press the right button is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the thumb (b) the ring finger (c) the little finger (d) the middle finger
  27. 27.How do we do a scroll? (a) press, hold and slide (b) spin the middle wheel (c) one press on the right (d) move while holding down
  28. 28.True or false: to press left button once is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.How do we do a drag? (a) click two times fast (b) press, hold and slide (c) a single left press (d) roll the middle wheel
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a single left press (b) tap the left button (c) tap the right button (d) press left button once
  31. 31.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) switched off (b) pressed down (c) let go (d) unplugged
  32. 32.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) scroll (b) drag (c) right-click (d) click
  33. 33.🖱️ What do we call it when we one press on the right? (a) click (b) drag (c) double-click (d) right-click
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) press left button once (c) press the right button (d) a single left press
  35. 35.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) gently, palm on top (b) upside down (c) with both hands (d) by its wire
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the right button (b) one press on the right (c) turn the wheel (d) press the right button
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) turn the wheel (b) roll the middle wheel (c) spin the middle wheel (d) two fast left presses
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) click two times fast (c) press, hold and slide (d) two fast left presses
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one press on the right (b) press the right button (c) tap the left button (d) tap the right button
  40. 40.How do we do a right-click? (a) tap the right button (b) spin the middle wheel (c) press left twice quickly (d) roll the middle wheel

Answer key

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

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