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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 sense do you use to notice the scent of jasmine flowers in the garden: smell or touch?
2. What works together with your bones to pull and bend your arms and legs: muscles or fingernails?
3. Which sense organ do we use to smell flowers and baking bread: our nose or our tongue?
4. What hard framework inside your body supports you and protects your organs: the skeleton (bones) or the skin?
5. Which joint in the middle of your leg bends when you walk or sit down: the knee or the elbow?
6. Which pair of organs in your chest takes in air when you breathe in: the lungs or the kidneys?
7. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water before eating: to remove germs and dirt, or to make our hands heavier?
8. Why is sleep important for growing children every night: the body and brain rest, repair and grow, or it stops bones from growing?
9. Which sense organ do we use to hear music and birdsong: our ears or our nose?
10. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
11. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
12. What clear liquid should we drink plenty of every day to stay hydrated: water or vinegar?
12 questions · Seed 49 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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The five senses & body parts
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Which sense organ do we use to smell flowers and baking bread: our nose or our tongue?
NoseOur nose detects scents in the air.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
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. 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.
11. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
TasteSweetness is detected by taste buds on the tongue.
12. What clear liquid should we drink plenty of every day to stay hydrated: water or vinegar?
WaterClean drinking water keeps cells and organs hydrated.
12 questions · Seed 49 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6
The five senses & body parts
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which sense do you use to notice the scent of jasmine flowers in the garden: smell or touch?
2. What works together with your bones to pull and bend your arms and legs: muscles or fingernails?
3. Which sense organ do we use to smell flowers and baking bread: our nose or our tongue?
4. What hard framework inside your body supports you and protects your organs: the skeleton (bones) or the skin?
5. Which joint in the middle of your leg bends when you walk or sit down: the knee or the elbow?
6. Which pair of organs in your chest takes in air when you breathe in: the lungs or the kidneys?
7. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water before eating: to remove germs and dirt, or to make our hands heavier?
8. Why is sleep important for growing children every night: the body and brain rest, repair and grow, or it stops bones from growing?
9. Which sense organ do we use to hear music and birdsong: our ears or our nose?
10. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
11. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
12. What clear liquid should we drink plenty of every day to stay hydrated: water or vinegar?
12 questions · Seed 49 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 4-6
The five senses & body parts
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Which sense organ do we use to smell flowers and baking bread: our nose or our tongue?
NoseOur nose detects scents in the air.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
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. 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.
11. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
TasteSweetness is detected by taste buds on the tongue.
12. What clear liquid should we drink plenty of every day to stay hydrated: water or vinegar?
WaterClean drinking water keeps cells and organs hydrated.
12 questions · Seed 49 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification