Continuous motor skills are best described as:

• A. Having a definite beginning and end.
• B. Repeating movements with no natural stopping point.
• C. Requiring high accuracy from the start.
• D. Being learned within minutes.

Answer: (B)

Continuous motor skills involve ongoing movement with no defined endpoint. The defining feature is that the action continues in a repeated or cyclical way without a natural stopping point, like running, swimming laps, or cycling. This contrasts with discrete skills, which have a clear beginning and end (such as a throw or a kick), and with serial skills, which are a series of discrete actions performed in sequence. The statement about high accuracy from the start isn’t a defining trait of continuous skills, since precision can develop over time and isn’t inherently tied to the continuity of the motion. Similarly, being learned in minutes isn’t characteristic of continuous skills, which typically require sustained practice to refine technique and rhythm.