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The Five Senses

Science · The Human Body · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What does your nose detect?

    • Light
    • Odors
    • Sound

  2. Which body part do you use to see?

    • Ears
    • Eyes
    • Nose

  3. Your skin is the body part you use for touch.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which sense tells you if bath water is too hot?

    • Touch
    • Smell
    • Taste

  5. Mia bites a lemon and makes a sour face. Which sense told her it was sour?

    • Taste
    • Sight
    • Hearing

  6. Ears detect light waves.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Zara is blindfolded. She feels a fuzzy toy and hears it squeak. Which two senses is she using?

    • Sight and taste
    • Smell and touch
    • Touch and hearing

  8. Sam says he uses his eyes to smell flowers. What is wrong with this?

    • Eyes detect light, not smell
    • Eyes are correct for smelling
    • Flowers have no smell
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Answer key

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  1. Odors · Your nose detects odors, the smells in the air.
  2. Eyes · Eyes detect light, so you use them to see.
  3. True · Skin feels pressure and temperature, so it is your sense of touch.
  4. Touch · Your skin feels temperature, so touch warns you the water is hot.
  5. Taste · Her tongue tasted the sour flavor of the lemon.
  6. False · Ears detect sound waves. Eyes detect light.
  7. Touch and hearing · She used touch to feel the fuzzy toy and hearing to notice the squeak.
  8. Eyes detect light, not smell · The nose detects smells like flowers. Eyes detect light instead.
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