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Five Senses Writing Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 9: Writing with the five senses · Set 799 · 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 taste? (a) The thunder crashed and roared. (b) The mint chutney tasted sour and salty. (c) The golden sand glittered in the sun.
  2. 2.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (b) The sea tasted very salty. (c) Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.
  3. 3.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lemon juice tasted very sour.”
    (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell
  4. 4.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen.”
    (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
  5. 5.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (b) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (c) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.
  6. 6.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.”
    (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
  7. 7.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The gulab jamun tasted sweet and rich. (b) Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh. (c) The old door creaked as it opened.
  8. 8.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The warm sand tickled my toes. (b) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour. (c) We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
  9. 9.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (b) The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy. (c) The glue felt sticky between my fingers.
  10. 10.Which sense does this line use?
    “Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.”
    (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
  11. 11.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue. (b) The crowd cheered loudly for our team. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
  12. 12.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (b) The clay cup felt hot in my hands. (c) The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.
  13. 13.Which sense does this line use?
    “The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.”
    (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste
  14. 14.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) We heard the train whistle far away. (b) The cactus was prickly when I touched it. (c) The new bicycle shone bright red.
  15. 15.Which sense does this line use?
    “The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.”
    (a) hearing (b) taste (c) touch
  16. 16.Which sense does this line use?
    “We heard the train whistle far away.”
    (a) hearing (b) taste (c) touch
  17. 17.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (b) The new bicycle shone bright red. (c) A whiff of incense floated from the temple.
  18. 18.Which sense does this line use?
    “The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.”
    (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell
  19. 19.Which sense does this line use?
    “I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.”
    (a) sight (b) hearing (c) touch
  20. 20.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) I felt the cool breeze on my face. (b) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (c) A whiff of incense floated from the temple.
  21. 21.Which sense does this line use?
    “The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.”
    (a) smell (b) hearing (c) taste
  22. 22.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The lemon juice tasted very sour. (b) The snail felt slimy on my palm. (c) The golden sand glittered in the sun.
  23. 23.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree. (b) We watched the peacock open its blue tail. (c) The snail felt slimy on my palm.
  24. 24.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The sea tasted very salty. (b) The earth smelled lovely after the first rain. (c) The clay cup felt hot in my hands.
  25. 25.Which sense does this line use?
    “A whistle blew at the start of the race.”
    (a) smell (b) sight (c) hearing
  26. 26.Which sense does this line use?
    “The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.”
    (a) taste (b) hearing (c) touch
  27. 27.Which sense does this line use?
    “We watched the peacock open its blue tail.”
    (a) touch (b) hearing (c) sight
  28. 28.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.”
    (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
  29. 29.Which sense does this line use?
    “The glue felt sticky between my fingers.”
    (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell
  30. 30.Which line uses the sense of touch? (a) The temple bells rang out loudly. (b) The lake sparkled under the full moon. (c) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
  31. 31.Which sense does this line use?
    “The clay cup felt hot in my hands.”
    (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste
  32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “I saw a rainbow over the green fields.”
    (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch
  33. 33.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The bitter gourd tasted bitter. (b) Lightning flashed across the night sky. (c) The river water felt icy on my feet.
  34. 34.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) I sniffed the scent of jasmine in the garden. (b) The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet. (c) I heard the koel singing in the mango tree.
  35. 35.Which sense does this line use?
    “I felt the cool breeze on my face.”
    (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch
  36. 36.Which line uses the sense of taste? (a) The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy. (b) The scent of Grandma’s perfume filled the room. (c) I tasted the soup and added more salt.
  37. 37.Which sense does this line use?
    “The lake sparkled under the full moon.”
    (a) sight (b) touch (c) hearing
  38. 38.Which line uses the sense of hearing? (a) The smell of frying onions floated out of the kitchen. (b) A whistle blew at the start of the race. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
  39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The crowd cheered loudly for our team.”
    (a) smell (b) hearing (c) sight
  40. 40.Which line uses the sense of smell? (a) The glue felt sticky between my fingers. (b) The fragrance of roses drifted through the window. (c) Fireflies glowed like tiny lamps in the dark.

Answer key

  1. The mint chutney tasted sour and salty.
  2. Colourful kites dotted the blue sky.
  3. taste
  4. smell
  5. The lake sparkled under the full moon.
  6. touch
  7. The old door creaked as it opened.
  8. The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
  9. The jalebi tasted sweet and syrupy.
  10. sight
  11. The tamarind tasted sour on my tongue.
  12. The kulfi tasted of cardamom and saffron.
  13. smell
  14. The cactus was prickly when I touched it.
  15. taste
  16. hearing
  17. The new bicycle shone bright red.
  18. smell
  19. hearing
  20. I felt the cool breeze on my face.
  21. taste
  22. The golden sand glittered in the sun.
  23. We watched the peacock open its blue tail.
  24. The sea tasted very salty.
  25. hearing
  26. taste
  27. sight
  28. hearing
  29. touch
  30. The kitten’s fur felt soft and fluffy.
  31. touch
  32. sight
  33. The bitter gourd tasted bitter.
  34. The ripe mango tasted wonderfully sweet.
  35. touch
  36. I tasted the soup and added more salt.
  37. sight
  38. A whistle blew at the start of the race.
  39. hearing
  40. The fragrance of roses drifted through the window.

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