Sensory Language Quiz

What is "sensory language"?

• language that connects to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or description.

• language that has been banned by your parents and teachers

• language that is not very descriptive

• language that is unfamiliar to the reader

Which sense is being appealed to in this sentence?

I didn't want to get out of my warm, cozy bed this morning.

• smell

• taste

• sound

• touch

Which sense is being appealed to in this sentence?

By mistake, I grabbed a pink sticky mound of gum from under the table. 

• hear
• taste
• smell
• touch

Which sense is being appealed to in this sentence?

It was too dark to see in the cave, but I tasted the tang of salt on my lips.  I must be near the ocean!  Excited, I moved toward the salty spray. 

• smell
• sound
• taste
• sight

Which sense is being appealed to in this sentence?

The sun gleamed as bright as a lamp.

• smell
• touch
• taste
• sight

Which sense is being appealed to in this sentence?

The dog yapped at the cat running across the road.

• touch

• smell

• sound

• taste

Which sense is being appealed to in this sentence?

The sun dazzled on the water like diamonds.

• smell

• sound

• sight

• taste

Which sense is being appealed to in this sentence?

Her perfume reminded me of sweet gardenias and summer rain.

• touch

• smell

• taste

• sound

Which sense is being appealed to in this sentence?

As the campers began to wake and come out of their tents, the sky turned from purple to red and orange to pink and pale blue as the sun rose over the horizon.

• smell

• touch

• taste

• sight

The squeaking of sneakers on the tile told me it had rained outside.

This sentence appeals to your sense of…

• Sight

• Taste

• Smell

• Hearing