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Physical Development - Gross Motor Development

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Physical Development - Gross motor development: Improved _______ and body control. (Fill in the blank)

a)

coordination

b)

imagination

c)

vocabulary

d)

creativity

2.

Physical Development - Gross motor development: Can walk up and down stairs if they place _______ on each stair.

a)

both feet

b)

one hand

c)

one knee

d)

one elbow

3.

Physical Development - Gross motor development: Can jump several _______ off the floor.

a)

inches

b)

feet

c)

centimeters

d)

meters

4.

Physical Development - Gross motor development: Can sit on a riding toy and move it by _______ with their feet.

a)

pushing

b)

pulling

c)

lifting

d)

throwing

5.

Fill in the blank: Children can insert keys into a lock and turn pages in a book ______ at a time.

a)

one

b)

quickly

c)

together

d)

slowly

6.

Fill in the blank: Children can hold ______ properly as part of fine motor development.

a)

scissors

b)

books

c)

balls

d)

shoes

7.

Fill in the blank: Hand ______ is fairly developed as part of fine motor development.

a)

preference

b)

writing

c)

balance

d)

coordination

8.

Fill in the blank: At ______ months, kids can scribble as part of fine motor development.

a)

24

b)

12

c)

36

d)

48

9.

Fill in the blank: Children hold the crayon or pencil in their ______ as part of fine motor development.

a)

fist

b)

foot

c)

mouth

d)

elbow

10.

Fill in the blank: Children can build with ______ as part of fine motor development.

a)

blocks

b)

paint

c)

sandpaper

d)

scissors

11.

What is one of the self-help skills related to physical development that involves removing clothes?

a)

Undress self

b)

Brush teeth

c)

Tie shoelaces

d)

Eat with spoon

12.

Which self-help skill involves putting on simple garments?

a)

Dress self by pulling on simple garments

b)

Brush teeth independently

c)

Tie shoelaces

d)

Prepare a simple meal

13.

What self-help skill involves using a fastening device commonly found on jackets and bags?

a)

Zipper usage

b)

Button sewing

c)

Shoe polishing

d)

Belt tying

14.

Which self-help skill involves drinking from a specific type of container?

a)

Drink from a cup or glass

b)

Tie shoelaces

c)

Button a shirt

d)

Brush hair

15.

What self-help skill involves using an eating utensil for food?

a)

Can use a spoon

b)

Can tie shoelaces

c)

Can button a shirt

d)

Can brush teeth

16.

Which self-help skill is related to learning to use the toilet independently?

a)

Potty training

b)

Brushing teeth

c)

Tying shoelaces

d)

Washing hands

17.

What is one of the language comprehension skills mentioned in cognitive development?

a)

Understanding of language

b)

Drawing pictures

c)

Running fast

d)

Singing songs

18.

At what age can children understand and answer routine questions such as 'What is that'?

a)

1 year old

b)

2 year old

c)

3 year old

d)

4 year old

19.

Children can tell the difference between ______/heavy and big/tall as part of their language comprehension skills.

a)

soft

b)

cold

c)

round

d)

fast

20.

Children can tell the difference between soft/heavy and ______/tall as part of their language comprehension skills.

a)

big

b)

red

c)

fast

d)

cold

21.

What is the ability to produce language forms called?

a)

Receptive Language Skills

b)

Expressive Language Skills

c)

Cognitive Skills

d)

Motor Skills

22.

The child's experiences affect the rate and content of language development.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Providing an environment that stimulates language development is important because:

a)

it supports children's communication and cognitive skills.

b)

it only entertains children without educational value.

c)

it delays children's ability to express themselves.

d)

it discourages social interaction among children.

24.

Name two language strategies mentioned for expressive language skills.

a)

Feeding-in and Expansion

b)

Modeling and Recasting

c)

Prompting and Imitation

d)

Labeling and Questioning

25.

Feeding-in is when you _________?

a)

provide child's language

b)

ignore the child's speech

c)

interrupt the child constantly

d)

discourage the child's attempts to speak

e)

correct every mistake immediately

26.

Expansion is defined as _________.

a)

reframing child's word into a sentence

b)

correcting a child's pronunciation

c)

ignoring a child's speech

d)

asking a child to repeat a word

27.

Cognitive Development: How many words are typically in the vocabulary of a child expressing language skills?

a)

10 to 50 words

b)

50 to 200 words

c)

200 to 500 words

d)

500 to 1000 words

28.

Cognitive Development: Girls generally develop language skills ______ than boys.

a)

faster

b)

slower

c)

later

d)

less

29.

Cognitive Development: Children often use the word "no".

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Cognitive Development - Math Readiness Skills: Math readiness skills are developed as children interact with ______ and with objects.

a)

others

b)

numbers

c)

books

d)

animals

31.

Cognitive Development - Math Readiness Skills: What do children begin to sort objects by?

a)

Size and weight

b)

Shape and color

c)

Age and height

d)

Texture and sound

32.

Social - Emotional Development: Children play ______ to each other, but not with each other.

a)

next

b)

across

c)

behind

d)

above

33.

Social - Emotional Development: Children are more interested in ______ than other kids.

a)

adults

b)

toys

c)

animals

d)

books

34.

Social - Emotional Development: Children act out adult experiences as they play, such as (driving, talking on the phone).

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Social - Emotional Development: Children are possessive and do not want to ______.

a)

share

b)

sleep

c)

eat

d)

run

36.

Social - Emotional Development: Children are affectionate.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Social - Emotional Development: Emotional development - 2 year olds like to be able to control their ________.

a)

surroundings

b)

parents

c)

toys

d)

friends

38.

Social - Emotional Development: Emotional development - Doing a task too difficult for 2 year olds may cause ________.

a)

anger

b)

happiness

c)

curiosity

d)

boredom

39.

Social - Emotional Development: Emotional development - 2 year olds commonly develop fears most often of being ________ or hurt, or stem from their imagination.

a)

harmed

b)

praised

c)

ignored

d)

rewarded

40.

Social - Emotional Development: Emotional development - 2 year olds need regular routines to build ________ and security.

a)

trust

b)

anger

c)

confusion

d)

distance

41.

Social - Emotional Development: Emotional development - 2 year olds need love and caring, despite their ________.

a)

temper

b)

height

c)

hunger

d)

toys

42.

When teaching 2 year olds, be prepared for hearing the word "___" a lot.

a)

no

b)

yes

c)

maybe

d)

please

43.

When teaching 2 year olds, be prepared for egocentricity, which means they think you feel the ___ way they do.

a)

same

b)

opposite

c)

different

d)

confused

44.

When teaching 2 year olds, be prepared for dawdling, which means they go at their own ___.

a)

pace

b)

height

c)

color

d)

voice

45.

When teaching 2 year olds, be prepared for curiosity, especially with ___. Add new items a few at a time.

a)

toys

b)

books

c)

clothes

d)

food

46.

When teaching 2 year olds, be prepared for temper tantrums. You should be ___ and composed.

a)

calm

b)

angry

c)

impatient

d)

noisy

47.

What improves due to better coordination in gross motor development?

a)

Throwing, jumping and hopping

b)

Reading and writing skills

c)

Singing and painting

d)

Counting and calculating

48.

Physical Development: What can children do easily as part of gross motor development?

a)

Climb and descend stairs

b)

Tie shoelaces

c)

Read a book

d)

Recite the alphabet

49.

What vehicle can children ride and steer as part of gross motor development?

a)

Tricycle

b)

Stroller

c)

High chair

d)

Swing

50.

Physical Development: Which of the following is a fine motor skill?

a)

A) Throwing

b)

B) Cutting skills more refined

c)

C) Jumping

d)

D) Hopping

51.

Physical Development: What can children reproduce as they draw as part of fine motor skills?

a)

Simple shapes

b)

Complex sentences

c)

Mathematical equations

d)

Musical notes

52.

What skill involves following lines or patterns as part of fine motor skills?

a)

Tracing

b)

Jumping

c)

Singing

d)

Balancing

53.

What do children enjoy drawing that includes a mouth, eyes, nose, and ears that are not proportional?

a)

Faces

b)

Cars

c)

Trees

d)

Houses

54.

Physical Development - Self-help skills: Daily care routines require little assistance from ________.

a)

adults

b)

children

c)

teachers

d)

friends

55.

What can children open on clothes?

a)

buckles

b)

windows

c)

books

d)

bottles

56.

Physical Development - Self-help skills: Children can put on shoes (without ________).

a)

strings

b)

laces

c)

buckles

d)

velcro

57.

Physical Development - Self-help skills: Children have trouble telling front from back of ________.

a)

clothing

b)

books

c)

shoes

d)

chairs

58.

Physical Development - Self-help skills: Most children have almost full control of ________ routines.

a)

toilet

b)

eating

c)

sleeping

d)

dressing

59.

Cognitive Development: Able to ______ simple problems.

a)

solve

b)

ignore

c)

complicate

d)

forget

60.

Cognitive Development: Children at this stage are still _______.

a)

egocentric

b)

independent

c)

logical

d)

empathetic

61.

Cognitive Development: Children at this stage learn quickly.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Cognitive Development: Which of the following skills continue to improve during cognitive development?

a)

Language comprehension

b)

Expressive language

c)

Math readiness skills

d)

All of the above

63.

Cognitive Development - Language comprehension skills: What type of instructions can be remembered and followed?

a)

3 part instructions

b)

1 part instructions

c)

4 part instructions

d)

2 part instructions

64.

Cognitive Development - Language comprehension skills: What pronouns can be understood?

a)

you, they

b)

he, she

c)

I, we

d)

me, us

65.

Cognitive Development - Language comprehension skills: What concepts become clearer?

a)

Space concepts

b)

Color concepts

c)

Number concepts

d)

Time concepts

66.

Cognitive Development - Expressive Language Skills: Children may use more than ____ words.

a)

900

b)

300

c)

1500

d)

500

67.

Cognitive Development - Expressive Language Skills: Children start to use question words such as:

a)

what/where

b)

why/when

c)

who/which

d)

how/where

68.

Cognitive Development - Expressive Language Skills: As children play, they frequently talk out loud to ________.

a)

themselves

b)

their toys

c)

their parents

d)

their teachers

69.

Cognitive Development - Math Readiness Skills: What does a child begin to understand at this age?

a)

more/less/smaller/empty

b)

alphabet/letters/words

c)

colors/shapes/patterns

d)

animals/vehicles/toys

70.

Cognitive Development - Math Readiness Skills: Children at this age like to ______ objects.

a)

compare

b)

ignore

c)

hide

d)

break

71.

Cognitive Development - Math Readiness Skills: What skill begins at this age?

a)

Counting skills

b)

Reading comprehension

c)

Fine motor skills

d)

Color recognition

72.

Cognitive Development - Math Readiness Skills: Children at this age can distinguish between ______ and many.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

few

d)

some