Five Senses Writing Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 9: Writing with the five senses · Set 595 · 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 line uses the sense of hearing? (a) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) Lightning flashed across the night sky.
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
   “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.” (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
4. 4.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (b) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (c) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
5. 5.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (b) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (c) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.
6. 6.Which sense does this line use?
   “The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell
7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
   “The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.” (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight
8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
   “The cactus was prickly when I touched it.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch
9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
   “The temple bells rang out loudly.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.” (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
11. 11.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (b) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) smell
13. 13.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (c) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.
14. 14.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
15. 15.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (b) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (c) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.
16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.” (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight
17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “Lightning flashed across the night sky.” (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
18. 18.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
19. 19.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.
20. 20.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.
21. 21.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (c) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.
22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “The old door creaked as it opened.” (a) sight (b) hearing (c) taste
23. 23.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) A whiff of incense floated from the temple. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
24. 24.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (c) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
25. 25.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.” (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The warm sand tickled my toes.” (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight
28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.” (a) touch (b) sight (c) hearing
29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.” (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (c) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.
31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
32. 32.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
33. 33.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (b) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
34. 34.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (c) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.
35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.” (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch
36. 36.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (b) The old door creaked as it opened. (c) The bitter gourd tasted bitter.
37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “The river water felt icy on my feet.” (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
38. 38.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (c) We heard the train whistle far away.
39. 39.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The wet soap slipped from my hands. (b) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
40. 40.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (b) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.

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