WorksheetsPhysical Development Revised
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following definitions is the BEST definition of PHYSICAL Development?
Physical development is how fast you can run or how well you can ride a bike or jump rope or any other outdoor activities/sports
Physical development is the process of acquiring an understanding of concepts
Physical development supports your child's ability to communicate, and express and understand feelings
Physical development is the process that starts in human infancy and continues into late adolescent concentrating on gross and fine motor skills
Physical Development is made up of two main skills: Gross motor skills and (a) motor skills
Physical Development involves
Developing control over the body, particularly muscles and physical coordination.
The growth of a child's ability to think and reason
Being able to speak in full sentences and have quite a good vocabulary.
Being able to use chopsticks and cut with scissors
Choose the picture that is the best example of a child practising their GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
Which of the following pictures shows a child using fine motor skills?
Which of the following is the best example of a child using eye-hand co-ordination?
Choose the best definition of gross motor skills from those provided below
Gross motor skills is being able to do things with your body like ride a bike or run
Gross motor skills involve the development of the ability to use scissors accurately
Gross motor skills involves developing the ability to be able to think about things that happen to you
Gross motor skills are those which require whole body movement, and which involve the large muscles of the body to perform everyday functions, such as standing, walking, running, and sitting upright.
Fine motor skills refers to:
The smaller movements that occur in the wrists, hands, fingers, feet and toes.
The smaller actions performed like picking up objects between the thumb and finger
The coordination of small muscles, in movements - with the eyes.
All of the above
True or False? By the end of their 5th year, all children should be able to hold a pencil to write?
True
False
Which of the following PHYSICAL SKILLS would you expect a SIX YEAR OLD to be able to do (TICK ALL THAT APPLY)?
Ride a bike (with or without training wheels)
Use a fork to eat
Tie their own shoe laces
Turn the pages of a picture book
True or False, we should always lift a child onto equipment if they cannot climb onto it by themselves?
True
False
Which milestone below is NOT a physical milestone?
Walk backwards
Focus on and follow moving objects
Transfer objects between hands
Turn two or three pages at a time
