Gross Motor Skills

Question 1

Newborn-1 month, Prone:

Answer 1

Physiologic Flexion; Lifts Head Briefly; Head to side

Question 2

Newborn-1 month, Supine

Answer 2

Physiologic Flexion; Rolls part way to side

Question 3

Newborn-1 month, Sitting

Answer 3

Head lag with pull to sit

Question 4

Newborn-1 month, Standing

Answer 4

Reflexive standing and walking

Question 5

2-3 months, Prone

Answer 5

Lifts head to 90 degrees briefly; chest up in prone with some weight through forearms; rolls prone to supine

Question 6

2-3 months, Supine

Answer 6

ATNR with strong influence on movement; Reciprocal Kicking; Prefers head to side (asymmetry)

Question 7

2-3 months, Sitting

Answer 7

Variable head lag in pull to sit; Needs full support to sit; Head upright, but bobbing

Question 8

2-3 months, Standing

Answer 8

Poor weight bearing; Hips in flexion, behind shoulders

Question 9

4-5 months, prone

Answer 9

Bears weight on extended arms; pivots in prone to reach toys

Question 10

4-5 months, supine

Answer 10

Rolls from supine to side; Plays with feet to mouth

Question 11

4-5 months, sitting

Answer 11

head steady in supported sitting; turns head in sitting; sits alone briefly

Question 12

4-5 months, standing

Answer 12

Bears all weight through legs when supported

Question 13

6-7 months, prone

Answer 13

Rolls from supine to prone; holds weight on one hand to reach for toy (weight shift)

Question 14

6-7 months, supine

Answer 14

Lifts Head (anti-gravity neck flexion)

Question 15

6-7 months, sitting

Answer 15

Lifts head and helps when pulled to sit; Gets to sitting independently; Sits independently

Question 16

6-7 months standing

Answer 16

Stands holding on when placed; bounces in standing

Question 17

6 -7 months, mobility

Answer 17

May crawl backward

Question 18

8-9 months, prone

Answer 18

Gets to quadruped

Question 19

8-9 months, supine

Answer 19

Transitional

Question 20

8-9 months, sitting

Answer 20

Moves from sitting to prone; sits without hand support for longer periods; pivots in sitting

Question 21

8-9 months, standing

Answer 21

Stands at furniture; pulls to stand at furniture; lowers to sitting from supported stand

Question 22

8-9 months, mobility

Answer 22

Creeps forward; cruises

Question 23

10-11, standing

Answer 23

stands without support briefly; pulls to stand through half-kneeling; picks object up from floor from standing with support

Question 24

10-11 mobility

Answer 24

Walks with both hands held; walks with one hand held; creeps on hands and knees (plantigrade creep/bear walk)

Question 25

12-15 mobility

Answer 25

Walks without support; fast walking; walks backward; walks sideways; bends over to look between legs; creeps or hitches up stairs; throws ball in sitting

Question 26

Newborn - 1 month fine motor

Answer 26

Acknowledges objects within direct vision; follows moving object to midline; hands fisted (cortical thumb); jerky arm movements; movements may be purposeful or random

Question 27

2-3 months fine motor

Answer 27

Can see further distances; hands open more; visual tracking 180 degrees; reflexive grasp (palmar grasp)

Question 28

4-5 month fine motor

Answer 28

Grasps and releases toys; uses ulnar-palmar grasp

Question 29

6-7 month fine motor

Answer 29

Approaches objects with one hand; arm in neutral when approaching toy; radial-palmar grasp; “raking” to pick up objects; voluntary release to transfer objects between hands

Question 30

8-9 month fine motor

Answer 30

Develops active supination; Radial-Digital grasp develops; uses inferior pincer grasp; extends wrist actively; point and poke with index finger; refined release of objects; takes objects out of a container

Question 31

10-11 month fine motor

Answer 31

Fine pincer grasp developed; puts objects in to a container; grasps crayon adaptively

Question 32

12-15 month fine motor

Answer 32

Marks paper with crayon; builds tower with two cubes; turns over small container to obtain contents