Development
What are large motor skills?
a. Small muscle movements
b. use of muscles
c. sensory skills
d. none of the above
b. use of muscles
What is a major milestone for large motor skills at age 1?
a. Walking
b. Sitting up
c. Running
d. Hopping
b. Sitting up
Name one game that helps develop large motor skills
a. Chess
b. Simon Says
c. Scrabble
D. None of the above
b. Simon Says
How can teachers assess large motor skills in young children?
a. Through written tests
b. Observational assessments
c. standardized testing only
d. none of the above
b. Observational assessments
How do large motor skills develop from birth to age five?
a. Rapidly in the first year
b. Only during play
c. in a linear fashion
d. they do not develop
a. Rapidly in the first year
At what age do most children begin to run?
a.12 months
b. 18 months
c. 24 months
d. 30 months
b. 18 months
How can parents encourage large motor skill development at home?
a. Restrict movement
b. create safe play spaces
c. limit outdoor activities
d. none of the above
b. create safe play spaces
What tools can be used to measure gross motor skills?
a. rulers
b. Peabody developmental motor scales
c. Calculators
d. none of the above
b. Peabody developmental motor scales
Name two activities that promote large motor skills?
a. reading and writing
b. playing tag and riding a tricycle
c. painting and coloring
d. none of the above
b. playing tag and riding a tricycle
What is a common large motor skill achieved by age 3?
a. Throwing
b. hopping on one foot
c. skipping
d. climbing
b. hopping on one foot
What types of exercises can help strengthen these skills?
a. jumping jacks
b. reading
c. watching tv
d. none of the above
a. jumping jacks
Describe one observation method for assessing motor skills?
a. Group tests
b. checklists
c. interviews
d. none of the above
b. checklists
Describe the role of play in developing large motor skills?
a. No role
b. it offers practice opportunities
c. it hinders development
d. only structured play is beneficial
b. it offers practice opportunities
What should a child be able to do by age 5 regarding balance?
a. stand on one foot for 5 seconds
b. walk on a line
c. Balance on a beam
d. none of the above
a. stand on one foot for 5 seconds
Describe a fun outdoor activity that promotes large motor development
a. playing catch
b. doing puzzles
c. coloring
d. none of the above
a. playing catch
What is the importance of standardized tests in measuring these skills?
a. they are not important
b. they provide benchmarks
c. they only measure academic skills
d. none of the above
b. they provide benchmarks
Explain how gross motor skills differ from fine motor skills?
a. they both use small muscles
b. gross motor skills are for big movements, fine are for small
c. they are the same
d. Only structured play is beneficial
b. gross motor skills are for big movements, fine are for small
Identify the significance of jumping as a milestone by age 4?
a. it shows no importance
b. it indicates strength and coordination
c. it is only for fun
d. it signifies cognitive skills
b. it indicates strength and coordination
What is the benefit of obstacle courses for children?
a. They are too difficult
b. promote agility and coordination
c. they are only for older kids
d. none of the above
b. promote agility and coordination
Discuss the potential impact of delays in large motor skill development?
a. no impact
b. affects participation in activities
c. only impacts social skills
d. none of the above
b. affects participation in activities