Correct Answer - Option 3 : Writing
Motor skills:- A motor skill is a function, which involves the precise movement of muscles with the intent to perform a specific act.
Types of motor skills:-
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Gross motor skills are involved in the movement and coordination of the arms, legs, and other large body parts. They involve actions such as running, crawling, and swimming.
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Fine motor skills:- Fine motor skills refer to the small movements of the hands, wrists, fingers, feet, toes, lips, and tongue and they involve the coordination of smaller muscles. They involve actions such as drawing, writing, cycling, etc.
- By 5 or 6 years of age, children are ready to begin to coordinate fingers and hands in simple small muscle activities, such as writing, sewing, craftwork, etc. At this age, the fine motor skills that a child has are rudimentary. However, these improve as the child grows. From age 6 to 10, there is a progressive improvement in the attainment of these skills.
- There is a steady improvement in the acquisition of fine motor skills by the child as she grows.
Hence, we conclude that writing is an example of a fine motor skill.
