Gross Motor Skills Quiz

What are gross motor skills?

• Fine movements using small muscle groups

• Large movements using major muscle groups

• Cognitive skills related to thinking and reasoning

• Social skills related to interacting with others

Gross motor skills involve the use of:

• Small muscle groups

• Large muscle groups

• Fine motor skills

• Cognitive abilities

Which of the following is a key milestone in gross motor development for infants?

• Running

• Jumping

• Crawling

• Writing

A child who is able to ride a bike, swim, and play sports is likely in the:

• Sensorimotor stage

• Preoperational stage

• Concrete operational stage

• Formal operational stage

Which of the following factors can influence gross motor development?

• Genetics

• Environment

• Practice

• All of the above

What is the difference between Gross motor and Fine motor Skills?

• Gross motor skills involve large muscle movements, while fine motor skills involve small muscle movements.

• Gross motor skills involve small muscle movements, while fine motor skills involve large muscle movements.

• Both gross and fine motor skills involve large muscle movements.

• Both gross and fine motor skills involve small muscle movements.

Fine motor skills involve the use of:

• Large muscle groups

• Small muscles in the hands and fingers

• Both large and small muscle groups

• None of the above

Which of the following is NOT a key milestone in fine motor development during infancy?

• Grasping objects reflexively

• Bringing objects to the mouth

• Walking

• Developing the palmar grasp

Hand-eye coordination is essential for:

• Gross motor skills

• Language development

• Fine motor skills

• All of the above

Which of the following activities can help promote fine motor skills?

• Playing catch

• Building blocks

• Drawing

• All of the above