Senses in Action: Using Sensory Details in Narrative Writing for Grade 4 

This Grade 4 worksheet helps students strengthen their descriptive writing skills by using sensory details effectively in narrative writing. Based on the engaging story “The Sweet Smell of Victory,” learners explore how writers use sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch to make scenes come alive. 

Through identification tasks, sentence-writing practice, multiple choice questions, fill-in-the-blanks, and creative paragraph writing, students learn how sensory words help readers imagine, feel, and almost experience the story themselves. The worksheet encourages children to move beyond simple descriptions and add vivid details that make writing more powerful and memorable. 

Why Sensory Details Matter in Narrative Writing? 

Using sensory details is important because: 
1. It helps readers clearly imagine the scene. 
2. It makes stories more engaging and realistic. 
3. It improves descriptive vocabulary and expression. 
4. It allows readers to connect emotionally with the experience. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Identify the Senses 
Students reread “The Sweet Smell of Victory” and list one example for each sense: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Show the Senses 
Students write one sentence for each sense using the topic “A Rainy Day at School,” building practical descriptive skills. 

📋 Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students choose the correct answers to identify sensory language and understand how it creates a particular feeling in the story. 

📝 Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks 
Using a word bank (senses, smell, touch, details, imagine, taste), students complete sentences about sensory writing concepts. 

🍰 Exercise 5 – Create Your Own Sensory Paragraph 
Students write 3–4 sentences describing their favorite food using all five senses, applying what they’ve learned creatively. 

ANSWER KEY (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Identify the Senses 

Sight – The cupcakes looked golden and soft. 
Sound – The school canteen buzzed with excitement / everyone clapped when the timer rang. 
Smell – The warm smell of vanilla filled the air. 
Taste – The cupcakes were warm, sweet, and buttery. 
Touch – The melted cupcakes felt soft. 
(Answers may vary.) 

Exercise 2 – Sample Sentences (“A Rainy Day at School”) 

Touch – Raindrops splashed on my hands and felt cold and slippery. 

Taste – I sipped my hot chocolate, and it tasted sweet and creamy. 

Smell – The fresh smell of wet mud drifted through the classroom windows. 
(Answers may vary.) 

Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice 

1. b) Smell 
2. c) Golden 
3. a) Clapped 
4. a) Excitement 

Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks 

1. details 
2. senses 
3. imagine 
4. smell or touch 
5. taste 
(Answers may vary slightly depending on pairing.) 

Exercise 5 – Sample Sensory Paragraph 

My favorite food is chocolate cake. It looks dark and shiny with creamy frosting on top. I can smell the rich cocoa before I even take a bite. The cake feels soft and fluffy in my hands, and it tastes sweet and smooth as it melts in my mouth. 

Build your child’s descriptive writing confidence by helping them master sensory details in storytelling. 
🔖Book a free trial!