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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. What hard framework inside your body supports you and protects your organs: the skeleton (bones) or the skin?
2. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water before eating: to remove germs and dirt, or to make our hands heavier?
3. Which joint in the middle of your arm bends when you bring food to your mouth: the elbow or the ankle?
4. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
5. Which pair of organs in your chest takes in air when you breathe in: the lungs or the kidneys?
6. Which sense do you use to notice that a lemon is yellow: sight or hearing?
7. Which part of the skeleton protects your brain like a helmet: the skull or the ribs?
8. Which sense organ helps us taste whether food is sweet, salty or sour: our tongue or our hands?
9. Which sense organ do we use to hear music and birdsong: our ears or our nose?
10. Which sense organ do we use to smell flowers and baking bread: our nose or our tongue?
11. Why is sleep important for growing children every night: the body and brain rest, repair and grow, or it stops bones from growing?
12. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
12 questions · Seed 43 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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The five senses & body parts
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. What hard framework inside your body supports you and protects your organs: the skeleton (bones) or the skin?
Skeleton (bones)Bones form the skeleton that supports the body and protects organs.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
TasteSweetness is detected by taste buds on the tongue.
5. 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.
6. Which sense do you use to notice that a lemon is yellow: sight or hearing?
SightObserving colour uses the sense of sight.
7. Which part of the skeleton protects your brain like a helmet: the skull or the ribs?
SkullThe bony skull encloses and protects the brain.
8. 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.
9. Which sense organ do we use to hear music and birdsong: our ears or our nose?
EarsOur ears detect sound vibrations in the air.
10. Which sense organ do we use to smell flowers and baking bread: our nose or our tongue?
NoseOur nose detects scents in the air.
11. 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.
12. 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.
12 questions · Seed 43 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6
The five senses & body parts
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. What hard framework inside your body supports you and protects your organs: the skeleton (bones) or the skin?
2. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water before eating: to remove germs and dirt, or to make our hands heavier?
3. Which joint in the middle of your arm bends when you bring food to your mouth: the elbow or the ankle?
4. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
5. Which pair of organs in your chest takes in air when you breathe in: the lungs or the kidneys?
6. Which sense do you use to notice that a lemon is yellow: sight or hearing?
7. Which part of the skeleton protects your brain like a helmet: the skull or the ribs?
8. Which sense organ helps us taste whether food is sweet, salty or sour: our tongue or our hands?
9. Which sense organ do we use to hear music and birdsong: our ears or our nose?
10. Which sense organ do we use to smell flowers and baking bread: our nose or our tongue?
11. Why is sleep important for growing children every night: the body and brain rest, repair and grow, or it stops bones from growing?
12. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
12 questions · Seed 43 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 4-6
The five senses & body parts
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. What hard framework inside your body supports you and protects your organs: the skeleton (bones) or the skin?
Skeleton (bones)Bones form the skeleton that supports the body and protects organs.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
TasteSweetness is detected by taste buds on the tongue.
5. 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.
6. Which sense do you use to notice that a lemon is yellow: sight or hearing?
SightObserving colour uses the sense of sight.
7. Which part of the skeleton protects your brain like a helmet: the skull or the ribs?
SkullThe bony skull encloses and protects the brain.
8. 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.
9. Which sense organ do we use to hear music and birdsong: our ears or our nose?
EarsOur ears detect sound vibrations in the air.
10. Which sense organ do we use to smell flowers and baking bread: our nose or our tongue?
NoseOur nose detects scents in the air.
11. 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.
12. 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.
12 questions · Seed 43 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification