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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 744 · 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) click two times fast (b) two fast left presses (c) press left twice quickly (d) a single left press
  2. 2.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  3. 3.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the little finger (c) the thumb (d) the index finger
  4. 4.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) right-click (b) double-click (c) drag (d) scroll
  5. 5.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) drag (b) click (c) scroll (d) right-click
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) tap the right button (c) press left twice quickly (d) click two times fast
  7. 7.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  8. 8.True or false: to two fast left presses is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.How do we do a drag? (a) move while holding down (b) one press on the right (c) tap the left button (d) roll the middle wheel
  10. 10.How do we do a click? (a) press left twice quickly (b) press left button once (c) hold the button and move (d) move while holding down
  11. 11.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) with both hands (b) upside down (c) gently, palm on top (d) by its wire
  12. 12.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) charging (b) typing (c) printing (d) scrolling
  13. 13.True or false: to a single left press is a click. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.How do we do a double-click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) two fast left presses (c) press the right button (d) press left button once
  15. 15.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) scroll (b) double-click (c) click (d) drag
  16. 16.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: to one press on the right is a right-click. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.How do we do a right-click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) press left twice quickly (c) tap the left button (d) tap the right button
  19. 19.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  20. 20.How do we do a drag? (a) a single left press (b) roll the middle wheel (c) spin the middle wheel (d) press, hold and slide
  21. 21.True or false: to turn the wheel is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.How do we do a click? (a) roll the middle wheel (b) click two times fast (c) hold the button and move (d) a single left press
  23. 23.🖱️ What do we call it when we two fast left presses? (a) right-click (b) scroll (c) double-click (d) click
  24. 24.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) right-click (b) click (c) double-click (d) scroll
  25. 25.How do we do a double-click? (a) tap the right button (b) press left button once (c) press left twice quickly (d) spin the middle wheel
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) press, hold and slide (c) a single left press (d) tap the left button
  27. 27.How do we do a scroll? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) tap the left button (c) press left twice quickly (d) click two times fast
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hold the button and move (b) move while holding down (c) spin the middle wheel (d) press, hold and slide
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) two fast left presses (c) click two times fast (d) roll the middle wheel
  30. 30.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the middle finger (b) the thumb (c) the little finger (d) the ring finger
  31. 31.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the left button (b) the wheel (c) the right button
  32. 32.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) plate (b) mouse pad (c) chair (d) pillow
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) move while holding down (c) press, hold and slide (d) hold the button and move
  34. 34.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) double-click (b) scroll (c) click (d) right-click
  35. 35.How do we do a drag? (a) two fast left presses (b) a single left press (c) tap the left button (d) hold the button and move
  36. 36.True or false: to turn the wheel is a drag. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one press on the right (b) hold the button and move (c) press the right button (d) tap the right button
  38. 38.True or false: to move while holding down is a click. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.How do we do a right-click? (a) tap the left button (b) a single left press (c) one press on the right (d) spin the middle wheel
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) press left button once (c) two fast left presses (d) a single left press

Answer key

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

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