Keyboard and Mouse Quiz

Grade 1 · Technology · Quiz

Test what you know about using a keyboard and mouse.

Questions

1. What does the keyboard help you do?

   1. Move the cursor
   2. Type letters and numbers
   3. Turn on the screen
   4. Play music
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   Answer: Type letters and numbers

   The keyboard is used to type letters, numbers, and symbols.

2. What moves the cursor on the screen?

   1. The keyboard
   2. The spacebar
   3. The mouse
   4. The screen
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   Answer: The mouse

   Moving the mouse moves the cursor on the screen.

3. What do you press to put a space between words when typing?

   1. Enter key
   2. Spacebar
   3. Shift key
   4. Delete key
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   Answer: Spacebar

   The spacebar is the long key that creates a space between words.

4. What is a single press of the mouse button called?

   1. A drag
   2. A scroll
   3. A click
   4. A tap
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   Answer: A click

   One press of the mouse button is called a click.

5. The mouse and the keyboard are both input tools for a computer.

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   Answer: True

   Both the keyboard and mouse send information to the computer — they are input devices.

6. What should you do before using the computer keyboard?

   1. Eat a snack
   2. Wash your hands
   3. Take off your shoes
   4. Close your eyes
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   Answer: Wash your hands

   Washing hands before using the keyboard keeps the keys clean.

7. What is the arrow on the computer screen called?

   1. Pointer star
   2. Cursor
   3. Icon
   4. Button
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   Answer: Cursor

   The on-screen arrow that moves with the mouse is called the cursor.

8. Pressing a mouse button two times quickly is called a _____ click.

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   Answer: double

   Two quick presses of the mouse button is a double click, which usually opens things.

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