Which skill involves using and responding to positional words indicating location, direction, and distance?

• A. Color matching
• B. Following positional words
• C. Counting objects
• D. Sorting by size

Answer: (B)

Understanding spatial language and following directions that describe location, direction, and distance is the main idea here. This skill centers on using positional words like in, on, under, beside, left, right, above, and between, and then acting on them to locate or move objects. It’s the best choice because it specifically targets understanding and responding to those cues about where things are or how to get to them, which is essential for following instructions and navigating spaces. Other skills involve different abilities: color matching is about recognizing colors; counting objects focuses on numbers and quantity; sorting by size deals with comparing and organizing by size. So focusing on how to use and respond to positional words correctly identifies this as the right concept.