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