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