Starter quiz
- What do we use to write text on a computer?
- mouse
- speaker
- keyboard ✓
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- A word processor is used to...
- write text ✓
- draw pictures
- sing songs
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- In a word processor, what is the blinking line on the screen called?
- capital
- cursor ✓
- control
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- Which key do we use to add a space?
- enter
- spacebar ✓
- backspace
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Exit quiz
- What does the caps lock key do?
- It types all of the letters as capital letters. ✓
- It removes all of the capital letters.
- It makes only the first letter a capital.
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- What does holding down the shift key do?
- It makes all of the letters you type into capital letters. ✓
- It makes a space.
- It types a number.
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- What does it mean when you select text?
- It will delete the text.
- It tells the word processor which part you want to make changes to. ✓
- It will make the text smaller.
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- What happens when you double tap or double click on a word?
- It selects it. ✓
- It deletes it.
- It will hide it.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A keyboard can type upper and lowercase letters.
- Caps lock or shift can be used to type capital letters.
- Individual words or sections of text can be selected for editing.
Common misconception
A computer always types in capital letters.
The default for a keyboard is lower case letters. You need to use the caps lock/shift to type in capital letters.
Keywords
Caps lock - the key that turns on typing in all capital letters
Shift - the key you hold down to type a capital letter
Select - showing the word processor which text you want to change
Double click/tap - clicking or tapping twice
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