11+ Vocabulary - Senses - Test Paper 2

This word can be used to describe ‘sight’.

• Temperature

• Perceived

• Bland

• Bumpy

This word can be used to describe ‘taste’.

• Palatable

• Rancid

• Moist

• Sharp

This word can be used to describe ‘smell’.

• Bland

• Murky

• Reek

• Dingy

This word can be related to ‘touch’.

• Patter

• Vicarious

• Numb

• Vinegary

This word can be related to ‘sound’.

• Nauseating

• Monotonous

• Hard

• Gloom

“The cave was dark and dingy, and the walls were tall and foreboding.

George was beginning to feel small and insignificant.”

• Sound

• Sight

• Taste

• Touch

• Smell

“Walking through Covent Garden amused Bella. She was surrounded by life:

the opera singer whose voice was so beautiful it made the windows vibrate,

the clanging of metal as merchants packed up their stalls after a long day’s

work, and the gentle patter of rain on top of the glass ceiling.”

• Sound

• Sight

• Taste

• Touch

• Smell

“I’ve only ever been apple picking once. It’s hard work. The sun beat down

on my back all day, and I became very sweaty. The basket was heavy against

my neck and it rubbed against my skin causing it to sting. Plus, by the end of

the day my hands were all sticky!”

• Sound

• Sight

• Taste

• Touch

• Smell

“Kwame is convinced that his house is haunted. Last night, he could not sleep

for hours. As he lay in bed, the floorboards outside his room settled, mimicking

the creak of footsteps. Then, the branch outside his window made a gentle but

steady tapping sound against the glass... it’s a miracle he fell asleep at all!”

• Sound

• Sight

• Taste

• Touch

• Smell

“Janie woke up on Sunday morning to the pleasure of bacon and eggs

cooking in the kitchen. As she lay in bed, she imagined chewing the smoked,

salty meat accompanied by the gooey egg on top. Sometimes, if she was

lucky, she would have some mushrooms too – salty, yet mild, she finds them

to be a great addition to the plate.”

• Sound

• Sight

• Taste

• Touch

• Smell