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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 82 · 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.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  2. 2.🖱️ What do we call it when we two fast left presses? (a) scroll (b) double-click (c) drag (d) click
  3. 3.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) switched off (b) unplugged (c) let go (d) pressed down
  4. 4.🛞 What is the small wheel between the mouse buttons for? (a) typing (b) printing (c) charging (d) scrolling
  5. 5.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the thumb (c) the index finger (d) the ring finger
  6. 6.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) right-click (b) drag (c) double-click (d) scroll
  7. 7.How do we do a scroll? (a) press, hold and slide (b) spin the middle wheel (c) tap the right button (d) move while holding down
  8. 8.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  9. 9.True or false: to click two times fast is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press the right button (b) tap the right button (c) press left twice quickly (d) one press on the right
  11. 11.True or false: to press the right button is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.How do we do a drag? (a) move while holding down (b) tap the left button (c) press left twice quickly (d) spin the middle wheel
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) hold the button and move (c) turn the wheel (d) roll the middle wheel
  14. 14.🖱️ What do we call it when we spin the middle wheel? (a) double-click (b) click (c) right-click (d) scroll
  15. 15.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the right button? (a) click (b) double-click (c) right-click (d) drag
  16. 16.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) upside down (b) with both hands (c) by its wire (d) gently, palm on top
  17. 17.True or false: to a single left press is a click. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.How do we do a right-click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) click two times fast (c) hold the button and move (d) press the right button
  19. 19.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the little finger (c) the thumb (d) the middle finger
  20. 20.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) click (b) right-click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  21. 21.How do we do a scroll? (a) turn the wheel (b) move while holding down (c) a single left press (d) click two times fast
  22. 22.How do we do a drag? (a) press, hold and slide (b) tap the right button (c) a single left press (d) two fast left presses
  23. 23.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) drag (b) click (c) double-click (d) scroll
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) two fast left presses (b) click two times fast (c) press left twice quickly (d) turn the wheel
  25. 25.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the left button (b) the wheel (c) the right button
  26. 26.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) click two times fast (b) press left button once (c) press left twice quickly (d) two fast left presses
  28. 28.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) scroll (b) right-click (c) double-click (d) click
  29. 29.🔍 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
  30. 30.How do we do a click? (a) press, hold and slide (b) press left button once (c) roll the middle wheel (d) one press on the right
  31. 31.How do we do a double-click? (a) press, hold and slide (b) tap the left button (c) press left twice quickly (d) roll the middle wheel
  32. 32.How do we do a double-click? (a) spin the middle wheel (b) tap the right button (c) a single left press (d) two fast left presses
  33. 33.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) drag (b) double-click (c) click (d) scroll
  34. 34.How do we do a double-click? (a) tap the right button (b) press, hold and slide (c) hold the button and move (d) click two times fast
  35. 35.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) mouse pad (b) chair (c) pillow (d) plate
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press, hold and slide (b) hold the button and move (c) click two times fast (d) move while holding down
  37. 37.True or false: to spin the middle wheel is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) click (b) double-click (c) right-click (d) scroll
  39. 39.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) double-click (b) scroll (c) click (d) drag
  40. 40.How do we do a right-click? (a) press left button once (b) two fast left presses (c) press left twice quickly (d) one press on the right

Answer key

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

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