Five Senses Writing Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 9: Writing with the five senses · Set 53 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Use all five senses): Sight: colours, light, shapes (the lake sparkled). Hearing: sounds (the bells rang). Smell: scents (the scent of jasmine). Taste: sweet, sour, salty, spicy, bitter. Touch: soft, rough, sticky, icy, prickly.

1. 1.Which sense does this line use?
   “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch
2. 2.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
3. 3.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (c) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.
4. 4.Which sense does this line use?
   “The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) touch
5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
   “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight
6. 6.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
7. 7.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I tasted the soup and added more salt. (b) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (c) The old door creaked as it opened.
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “The snail felt slimy on my palm.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) touch
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “I felt the cool breeze on my face.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
10. 10.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
11. 11.Which sense does this line use?
    “The cactus was prickly when I touched it.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
12. 12.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (c) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.
13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row. (b) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (c) The crowd cheered loudly for our team.
15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
17. 17.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The warm sand tickled my toes. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (b) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (c) The bees buzzed around the hive.
19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) touch
20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sea tasted very salty.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.” (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
23. 23.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The new bicycle shone bright red. (b) We heard the train whistle far away. (c) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.
26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “The glue felt sticky between my fingers.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The golden sand glittered in the sun.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
29. 29.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (b) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (c) I felt the cool breeze on my face.
30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
31. 31.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (b) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight
33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (c) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.
35. 35.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) Lightning flashed across the night sky.
36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight
37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.” (a) hearing (b) smell (c) taste
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (b) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (c) I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.” (a) hearing (b) taste (c) sight
40. 40.Which sense does this line use?
    “I tasted the soup and added more salt.” (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch

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