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The five senses & body parts
Connect the five human senses to their sensory organs and everyday observations. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6
The five senses & body parts
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water before eating: to remove germs and dirt, or to make our hands heavier?
2. What clear liquid should we drink plenty of every day to stay hydrated: water or vinegar?
3. Which organ inside your head thinks, remembers and sends messages to the rest of your body: the brain or the liver?
4. Which joint in the middle of your arm bends when you bring food to your mouth: the elbow or the ankle?
5. What do eyelids and eyelashes help protect your eyes from: dust and bright glare, or loud sounds?
6. Which sense do you use to feel that sandpaper is rough: touch or smell?
7. Which pair of organs in your chest takes in air when you breathe in: the lungs or the kidneys?
8. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
9. Which part of the skeleton protects your brain like a helmet: the skull or the ribs?
10. Why is sleep important for growing children every night: the body and brain rest, repair and grow, or it stops bones from growing?
11. Which sense do you use to notice that a drumbeat is loud: hearing or taste?
12. Which sense organ helps us taste whether food is sweet, salty or sour: our tongue or our hands?
12 questions · Seed 104729 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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The five senses & body parts
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water before eating: to remove germs and dirt, or to make our hands heavier?
To remove germs and dirtSoap and clean water wash away microbes that can cause illness.
2. What clear liquid should we drink plenty of every day to stay hydrated: water or vinegar?
WaterClean drinking water keeps cells and organs hydrated.
3. Which organ inside your head thinks, remembers and sends messages to the rest of your body: the brain or the liver?
BrainThe brain controls thought, memory, senses and movement.
4. Which joint in the middle of your arm bends when you bring food to your mouth: the elbow or the ankle?
ElbowThe elbow is the hinge joint in the middle of the arm.
5. What do eyelids and eyelashes help protect your eyes from: dust and bright glare, or loud sounds?
Dust and bright glareEyelids and eyelashes shield the surface of the eye from dust particles.
6. Which sense do you use to feel that sandpaper is rough: touch or smell?
TouchRough and smooth textures are felt through the sense of touch.
7. Which pair of organs in your chest takes in air when you breathe in: the lungs or the kidneys?
LungsOur lungs fill with air so oxygen can pass into the blood.
8. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
TeethTeeth bite and grind food to begin mechanical digestion.
9. Which part of the skeleton protects your brain like a helmet: the skull or the ribs?
SkullThe bony skull encloses and protects the brain.
10. Why is sleep important for growing children every night: the body and brain rest, repair and grow, or it stops bones from growing?
The body and brain rest, repair and growSleep supports tissue growth, memory consolidation and energy recovery.
11. Which sense do you use to notice that a drumbeat is loud: hearing or taste?
HearingLoudness and pitch are detected by the sense of hearing.
12. Which sense organ helps us taste whether food is sweet, salty or sour: our tongue or our hands?
TongueTaste buds on the tongue detect sweet, salty, sour, bitter and savoury flavours.
12 questions · Seed 104729 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6
The five senses & body parts
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water before eating: to remove germs and dirt, or to make our hands heavier?
2. What clear liquid should we drink plenty of every day to stay hydrated: water or vinegar?
3. Which organ inside your head thinks, remembers and sends messages to the rest of your body: the brain or the liver?
4. Which joint in the middle of your arm bends when you bring food to your mouth: the elbow or the ankle?
5. What do eyelids and eyelashes help protect your eyes from: dust and bright glare, or loud sounds?
6. Which sense do you use to feel that sandpaper is rough: touch or smell?
7. Which pair of organs in your chest takes in air when you breathe in: the lungs or the kidneys?
8. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
9. Which part of the skeleton protects your brain like a helmet: the skull or the ribs?
10. Why is sleep important for growing children every night: the body and brain rest, repair and grow, or it stops bones from growing?
11. Which sense do you use to notice that a drumbeat is loud: hearing or taste?
12. Which sense organ helps us taste whether food is sweet, salty or sour: our tongue or our hands?
12 questions · Seed 104729 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 4-6
The five senses & body parts
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water before eating: to remove germs and dirt, or to make our hands heavier?
To remove germs and dirtSoap and clean water wash away microbes that can cause illness.
2. What clear liquid should we drink plenty of every day to stay hydrated: water or vinegar?
WaterClean drinking water keeps cells and organs hydrated.
3. Which organ inside your head thinks, remembers and sends messages to the rest of your body: the brain or the liver?
BrainThe brain controls thought, memory, senses and movement.
4. Which joint in the middle of your arm bends when you bring food to your mouth: the elbow or the ankle?
ElbowThe elbow is the hinge joint in the middle of the arm.
5. What do eyelids and eyelashes help protect your eyes from: dust and bright glare, or loud sounds?
Dust and bright glareEyelids and eyelashes shield the surface of the eye from dust particles.
6. Which sense do you use to feel that sandpaper is rough: touch or smell?
TouchRough and smooth textures are felt through the sense of touch.
7. Which pair of organs in your chest takes in air when you breathe in: the lungs or the kidneys?
LungsOur lungs fill with air so oxygen can pass into the blood.
8. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
TeethTeeth bite and grind food to begin mechanical digestion.
9. Which part of the skeleton protects your brain like a helmet: the skull or the ribs?
SkullThe bony skull encloses and protects the brain.
10. Why is sleep important for growing children every night: the body and brain rest, repair and grow, or it stops bones from growing?
The body and brain rest, repair and growSleep supports tissue growth, memory consolidation and energy recovery.
11. Which sense do you use to notice that a drumbeat is loud: hearing or taste?
HearingLoudness and pitch are detected by the sense of hearing.
12. Which sense organ helps us taste whether food is sweet, salty or sour: our tongue or our hands?
TongueTaste buds on the tongue detect sweet, salty, sour, bitter and savoury flavours.
12 questions · Seed 104729 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification