Questions: The Five Senses

Question 1

Which sense tells you that a fire truck is loud?

• A. Sight — your eyes
• B. Hearing — your ears
• C. Touch — your skin
• D. Smell — your nose

Answer: (B)

You use your sense of hearing to tell that something is loud. Your ears pick up sound waves and send information to your brain. Loud sounds like a fire truck siren make strong vibrations that your ears detect.

Question 2

You can mainly feel things with your hands.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: False

Your sense of touch is in your skin, and skin covers your entire body. You can feel the wind on your face, the ground under your feet, and a tag scratching your neck. Your hands are very sensitive, but you feel with all of your skin.

Question 3

You are eating an apple. Which senses are you using?

Model answer: You use sight to see the apple, touch to feel its smooth skin, taste to know it is sweet, smell to notice its scent, and hearing to hear the crunch when you bite it.

Eating an apple uses all five senses at once! Most experiences involve more than one sense working together. Your brain combines information from all your senses to give you a complete picture of what is happening.