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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. Which joint in the middle of your arm bends when you bring food to your mouth: the elbow or the ankle?
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 sense organ do we use to see colours and shapes: our eyes or our ears?
4. Which joint in the middle of your leg bends when you walk or sit down: the knee or the elbow?
5. Which sense do you use to notice that a lemon is yellow: sight or hearing?
6. What hard framework inside your body supports you and protects your organs: the skeleton (bones) or the skin?
7. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
8. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
9. Which sense do you use to feel that sandpaper is rough: touch or smell?
10. Which sense do you use to notice the scent of jasmine flowers in the garden: smell or touch?
11. Which organ inside your head thinks, remembers and sends messages to the rest of your body: the brain or the liver?
12. What works together with your bones to pull and bend your arms and legs: muscles or fingernails?
12 questions · Seed 44 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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The five senses & body parts
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
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 sense organ do we use to see colours and shapes: our eyes or our ears?
EyesOur eyes detect light so we can see colours, shapes and movement.
4. Which joint in the middle of your leg bends when you walk or sit down: the knee or the elbow?
KneeThe knee joint connects the upper and lower leg.
5. Which sense do you use to notice that a lemon is yellow: sight or hearing?
SightObserving colour uses the sense of sight.
6. 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.
7. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
TasteSweetness is detected by taste buds on the tongue.
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 sense do you use to feel that sandpaper is rough: touch or smell?
TouchRough and smooth textures are felt through the sense of touch.
10. Which sense do you use to notice the scent of jasmine flowers in the garden: smell or touch?
SmellFragrances in the air are detected by the sense of smell.
11. 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.
12. What works together with your bones to pull and bend your arms and legs: muscles or fingernails?
MusclesMuscles contract and pull on bones to make the body move.
12 questions · Seed 44 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6
The five senses & body parts
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which joint in the middle of your arm bends when you bring food to your mouth: the elbow or the ankle?
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 sense organ do we use to see colours and shapes: our eyes or our ears?
4. Which joint in the middle of your leg bends when you walk or sit down: the knee or the elbow?
5. Which sense do you use to notice that a lemon is yellow: sight or hearing?
6. What hard framework inside your body supports you and protects your organs: the skeleton (bones) or the skin?
7. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
8. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
9. Which sense do you use to feel that sandpaper is rough: touch or smell?
10. Which sense do you use to notice the scent of jasmine flowers in the garden: smell or touch?
11. Which organ inside your head thinks, remembers and sends messages to the rest of your body: the brain or the liver?
12. What works together with your bones to pull and bend your arms and legs: muscles or fingernails?
12 questions · Seed 44 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 4-6
The five senses & body parts
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
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 sense organ do we use to see colours and shapes: our eyes or our ears?
EyesOur eyes detect light so we can see colours, shapes and movement.
4. Which joint in the middle of your leg bends when you walk or sit down: the knee or the elbow?
KneeThe knee joint connects the upper and lower leg.
5. Which sense do you use to notice that a lemon is yellow: sight or hearing?
SightObserving colour uses the sense of sight.
6. 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.
7. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
TasteSweetness is detected by taste buds on the tongue.
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 sense do you use to feel that sandpaper is rough: touch or smell?
TouchRough and smooth textures are felt through the sense of touch.
10. Which sense do you use to notice the scent of jasmine flowers in the garden: smell or touch?
SmellFragrances in the air are detected by the sense of smell.
11. 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.
12. What works together with your bones to pull and bend your arms and legs: muscles or fingernails?
MusclesMuscles contract and pull on bones to make the body move.
12 questions · Seed 44 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification