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Five Senses Writing Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 9: Writing with the five senses · Set 692 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The river water felt icy on my feet. (b) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (c) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.
  2. 2.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
  3. 3.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
  4. 4.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (b) The warm sand tickled my toes. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
  5. 5.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (c) The lake sparkled under the full moon.
  6. 6.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (b) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
  7. 7.Which sense does this line use?
    “I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.”
    (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
  8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
    “The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.”
    (a) touch (b) taste (c) smell
  9. 9.Which sense does this line use?
    “The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.”
    (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
  10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.”
    (a) smell (b) hearing (c) touch
  11. 11.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (b) I tasted the soup and added more salt. (c) A whiff of incense floated from the temple.
  12. 12.Which sense does this line use?
    “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.”
    (a) taste (b) touch (c) hearing
  13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.”
    (a) taste (b) touch (c) hearing
  14. 14.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (b) I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall. (c) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.
  15. 15.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (c) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
  16. 16.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (b) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (c) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.
  17. 17.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (b) I heard waves crashing on the rocks. (c) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.
  18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wet soap slipped from my hands.”
    (a) taste (b) hearing (c) touch
  19. 19.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) I looked at the white peak of the mountain. (b) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (c) The old door creaked as it opened.
  20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.”
    (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell
  21. 21.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (b) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (c) The lemon juice tasted very sour.
  22. 22.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The medicine had a bitter taste. (b) The temple bells rang out loudly. (c) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.
  23. 23.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (c) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.
  24. 24.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
  25. 25.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The golden sand glittered in the sun. (b) The sea tasted very salty. (c) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain.
  26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “I felt the cool breeze on my face.”
    (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
  27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.”
    (a) hearing (b) smell (c) taste
  28. 28.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (b) The medicine had a bitter taste. (c) The lake sparkled under the full moon.
  29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.”
    (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
  30. 30.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The fish market had a strong smell. (b) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (c) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.
  31. 31.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek. (b) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (c) A whistle blew at the start of the race.
  32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.”
    (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
  33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon juice tasted very sour.”
    (a) taste (b) hearing (c) smell
  34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.”
    (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
  35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “The fish market had a strong smell.”
    (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell
  36. 36.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.”
    (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
  37. 37.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The sea tasted very salty. (b) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (c) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.
  38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whiff of incense floated from the temple.”
    (a) hearing (b) taste (c) smell
  39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.”
    (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
  40. 40.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) The tree bark felt rough under my fingers.

Answer key

  1. The river water felt icy on my feet.
  2. I felt the cool breeze on my face.
  3. The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
  4. The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.
  5. The temple bells rang out loudly.
  6. I saw a rainbow over the green fields.
  7. smell
  8. taste
  9. smell
  10. hearing
  11. A whiff of incense floated from the temple.
  12. touch
  13. hearing
  14. I smelled fresh coriander at the vegetable stall.
  15. The golden sand glittered in the sun.
  16. The wool blanket felt scratchy on my neck.
  17. I heard waves crashing on the rocks.
  18. touch
  19. The old door creaked as it opened.
  20. smell
  21. The lemon juice tasted very sour.
  22. Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.
  23. The thunder crashed and roared.
  24. The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.
  25. The sea tasted very salty.
  26. touch
  27. hearing
  28. The medicine had a bitter taste.
  29. touch
  30. The fish market had a strong smell.
  31. The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.
  32. touch
  33. taste
  34. sight
  35. smell
  36. sight
  37. The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.
  38. smell
  39. sight
  40. The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.

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