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Exploring the Five Senses

A Grade 5 science worksheet exploring the five senses, their associated organs, and how they help us understand the world.

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5-LS1-15-PS1-3

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Exploring the Five Senses

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of the five senses and how they function.

1. Which sense is primarily responsible for detecting light and colors?

a

Hearing

b

Sight

c

Smell

d

Touch

2. The tongue is the primary organ for which sense?

a

Taste

b

Smell

c

Hearing

d

Sight

3. Our ears are responsible for the sense of  .

4. The sense of touch is primarily detected by our  .

5. You can taste food without smelling it first.

T

True

F

False

6. The nose helps us distinguish between sweet and sour.

T

True

F

False

7. Describe how your sense of sight helps you navigate your surroundings.

Diagram showing the five senses and their associated organs

8. Look at the image above. Name the five senses and the body part associated with each.

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