Name the four developmental domains assessed by the Denver II.

• A. Personal-social, gross motor, cognitive, and language.
• B. Communication, gross motor, problem solving, and personal-social.
• C. Personal-social, fine motor-adaptive, language, and gross motor.
• D. Fine motor-adaptive, language, social interaction, and reflexes.

Answer: (C)

The Denver II uses four broad domains to capture a child’s development: personal-social, fine motor-adaptive, language, and gross motor. Personal-social looks at how the child interacts with others and handles self-help tasks. Fine motor-adaptive covers precise hand skills, object manipulation, and small-world problem-solving, including early self-care tasks. Language includes both understanding and expressing communication. Gross motor covers large movements like sitting, standing, walking, and coordination. Items are age-graded and observed directly, and the scoring indicates whether a child is on track, needs monitoring, or requires further assessment.