Humans: parts of the body and senses

Naming the parts of the human body and learning about the five senses

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Which part of your body do you use to see? A) Ears B) Eyes C) Nose D) Mouth
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How many senses do humans have? A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6
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Label the parts of the body.
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Fill in the blank. We use our ___ to hear sounds.
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Match each sense to the body part you use for it. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Sight, Hearing, Smell, Taste Right: Eyes, Ears, Nose, Tongue
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True or false? We use our skin for the sense of touch. A) True B) False
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Which body part do you use to taste a piece of food? A) Nose B) Eyes C) Tongue D) Skin
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If you smell a flower, which sense are you using? A) Sight B) Hearing C) Smell D) Taste
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You can taste sweet and sour with your tongue. You can taste sweet and sour with your tongue. A) True B) False
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Which sense is most helpful in the dark? A) Sight B) Smell C) Touch D) All the same
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Answer key

Humans: parts of the body and senses · for parents and teachers

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Eyes
We use our eyes to see. Sight is one of the five senses.
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5
Humans have 5 senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.
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head: head; arm: arm; hand: hand; leg: leg; foot: foot
The head is at the top. The arms come off the body, with hands at the end. The legs are at the bottom, with feet at the end.
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ears
We use our ears to hear sounds. Hearing is one of the five senses.
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Sight → Eyes; Hearing → Ears; Smell → Nose; Taste → Tongue
We see with our eyes, hear with our ears, smell with our nose, and taste with our tongue. These are four of the five senses.
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True
True. We use our skin, especially the skin on our fingers and hands, to feel things. This is the sense of touch.
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Tongue
We use our tongue to taste food. The tongue is inside the mouth.
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Smell
You are using your sense of smell. You use your nose to smell things like flowers, food and perfume.
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True
Yes. Your tongue can taste sweet, sour, salty and bitter.
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Touch
When it is dark, we use touch most.