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Five Senses Writing Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 9: Writing with the five senses · Set 750 · 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 hearing? (a) The snail felt slimy on my palm. (b) The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises. (c) I looked at the white peak of the mountain.
  2. 2.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The warm sand tickled my toes. (b) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (c) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night.
  3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.”
    (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
  4. 4.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (b) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
  5. 5.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard waves crashing on the rocks.”
    (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
  6. 6.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs. (b) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (c) I looked at the white peak of the mountain.
  7. 7.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (b) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (c) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.
  8. 8.Which sense does this line use?
    “The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.”
    (a) taste (b) smell (c) hearing
  9. 9.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (c) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.
  10. 10.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (b) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (c) The thunder crashed and roared.
  11. 11.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The pressure cooker hissed three times. (b) Diyas twinkled on every windowsill. (c) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
  12. 12.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The bees buzzed around the hive. (b) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark. (c) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
  13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw tall yellow sunflowers in a row.”
    (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
  14. 14.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron. (b) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (c) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
  15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room.”
    (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch
  16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.”
    (a) hearing (b) smell (c) sight
  17. 17.Which sense does this line use?
    “The old door creaked as it opened.”
    (a) hearing (b) sight (c) touch
  18. 18.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) Rain drummed on the tin roof all night. (b) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (c) The wet soap slipped from my hands.
  19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.”
    (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
  20. 20.Which sense does this line use?
    “I looked at the white peak of the mountain.”
    (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
  21. 21.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy. (b) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (c) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.
  22. 22.Which sense does this line use?
    “The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.”
    (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
  23. 23.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) I tasted the soup and added more salt.
  24. 24.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.”
    (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
  25. 25.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The medicine had a bitter taste. (b) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky. (c) The crowd cheered loudly for our team.
  26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.”
    (a) smell (b) taste (c) hearing
  27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “The new bicycle shone bright red.”
    (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell
  28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.”
    (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell
  29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.”
    (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
  30. 30.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.”
    (a) taste (b) hearing (c) sight
  31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.”
    (a) hearing (b) sight (c) smell
  32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The medicine had a bitter taste.”
    (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste
  33. 33.Which sense does this line use?
    “I felt the cool breeze on my face.”
    (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch
  34. 34.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.”
    (a) hearing (b) sight (c) taste
  35. 35.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) The lake sparkled under the full moon.
  36. 36.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The smell of toast drifted up the stairs. (b) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (c) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
  37. 37.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink. (b) The bees buzzed around the hive. (c) The golden sand glittered in the sun.
  38. 38.Which sense does this line use?
    “Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.”
    (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight
  39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The temple bells rang out loudly.”
    (a) touch (b) taste (c) hearing
  40. 40.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) I saw a rainbow over the green fields. (b) I tasted the soup and added more salt. (c) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.

Answer key

  1. The baby giggled when Dad made funny noises.
  2. The warm sand tickled my toes.
  3. touch
  4. The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
  5. hearing
  6. I looked at the white peak of the mountain.
  7. Diyas twinkled on every windowsill.
  8. taste
  9. I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden.
  10. The thunder crashed and roared.
  11. The pressure cooker hissed three times.
  12. The bees buzzed around the hive.
  13. sight
  14. The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.
  15. smell
  16. smell
  17. hearing
  18. The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich.
  19. sight
  20. sight
  21. The sunset painted the sky orange and pink.
  22. hearing
  23. We heard the train whistle far away.
  24. hearing
  25. The crowd cheered loudly for our team.
  26. smell
  27. sight
  28. smell
  29. hearing
  30. sight
  31. smell
  32. taste
  33. touch
  34. taste
  35. The lake sparkled under the full moon.
  36. The smell of toast drifted up the stairs.
  37. The rubbish dump gave off a terrible stink.
  38. sight
  39. hearing
  40. The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.

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