Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics
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.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) double-click (b) click (c) drag (d) right-click
- 2.How do we do a click? (a) tap the left button (b) press left twice quickly (c) two fast left presses (d) move while holding down
- 3.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the little finger (c) the thumb (d) the index finger
- 4.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the wheel (b) the left button (c) the right button
- 5.How do we do a right-click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) hold the button and move (c) a single left press (d) press the right button
- 6.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
- 7.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the left button (b) press left button once (c) a single left press (d) press left twice quickly
- 9.How do we do a double-click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) press left twice quickly (c) tap the left button (d) turn the wheel
- 10.True or false: to press left twice quickly is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) scroll (d) right-click
- 12.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) drag (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) double-click
- 13.How do we do a double-click? (a) tap the right button (b) press the right button (c) click two times fast (d) tap the left button
- 14.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) click (b) scroll (c) drag (d) right-click
- 15.How do we do a right-click? (a) hold the button and move (b) press, hold and slide (c) roll the middle wheel (d) one press on the right
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one press on the right (b) tap the right button (c) hold the button and move (d) press the right button
- 17.True or false: to hold the button and move is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
- 19.How do we do a double-click? (a) press, hold and slide (b) two fast left presses (c) spin the middle wheel (d) one press on the right
- 20.True or false: to roll the middle wheel is a drag. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) pressed down (b) switched off (c) unplugged (d) let go
- 22.🖱️ What do we call it when we press the right button? (a) scroll (b) double-click (c) click (d) right-click
- 23.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) click (b) drag (c) scroll (d) double-click
- 24.True or false: to press left button once is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: to press left button once is a click. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: to one press on the right is a drag. (a) True (b) False
- 27.How do we do a drag? (a) tap the left button (b) a single left press (c) press left button once (d) move while holding down
- 28.How do we do a drag? (a) two fast left presses (b) hold the button and move (c) roll the middle wheel (d) tap the left button
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) one press on the right (c) click two times fast (d) press left twice quickly
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) roll the middle wheel (c) move while holding down (d) turn the wheel
- 31.🖱️ What do we call it when we turn the wheel? (a) right-click (b) drag (c) click (d) scroll
- 32.How do we do a scroll? (a) press, hold and slide (b) tap the left button (c) roll the middle wheel (d) press left twice quickly
- 33.How do we do a drag? (a) one press on the right (b) press the right button (c) press, hold and slide (d) tap the right button
- 34.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the thumb (c) the ring finger (d) the middle finger
- 35.True or false: to two fast left presses is a drag. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: to tap the right button is a scroll. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🖱️ What do we call it when we a single left press? (a) right-click (b) click (c) double-click (d) drag
- 38.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
- 39.True or false: to two fast left presses is a double-click. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) printing (b) typing (c) scrolling (d) charging
Answer key
- right-click
- tap the left button
- the index finger
- the left button
- press the right button
- 2
- 1
- press left twice quickly
- press left twice quickly
- False
- double-click
- scroll
- click two times fast
- scroll
- one press on the right
- hold the button and move
- False
- True
- two fast left presses
- False
- pressed down
- right-click
- click
- False
- True
- False
- move while holding down
- hold the button and move
- one press on the right
- move while holding down
- scroll
- roll the middle wheel
- press, hold and slide
- the middle finger
- False
- False
- click
- 2
- True
- scrolling
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