Which action is a non-locomotor skill?

• A. Jumping
• B. Spinning on the spot
• C. Running
• D. Skipping

Answer: (B)

Non-locomotor movements are performed in place, without traveling through space. Spinning on the spot fits this because you rotate around a fixed point while staying in the same location. In contrast, the other actions involve moving through space: running moves you from one place to another, jumping usually includes leaving the ground and traveling through space, and skipping combines stepping and hopping across distance. So spinning in place is the action that stays in one spot, making it the non-locomotor skill.