Question 2 of 6intermediate🔧 ApplyEssay4 marks

Close your eyes. Imagine that, when your eyes are closed, how would you identify the following: water, flower (any local flower), sugar, direction of a clapping sound.

(a)
Answer

Water can be identified by touching it to feel the liquid or by tasting it.

(b)
Answer

A flower can be identified by smelling its fragrance and by touching its soft petals.

(c)
Answer

Sugar can be identified by tasting its sweetness or by feeling its grainy texture.

(d)
Answer

The direction of a clapping sound can be identified by listening carefully to determine which side the sound is coming from.

Explanation

(a) Water has no smell but can be felt as a liquid when touched and has no taste when sipped. (b) Flowers have distinctive smells and soft petal textures that help identify them. (c) Sugar has a distinctive sweet taste and a grainy, crystalline texture when touched. (d) Our ears help us locate the direction of sounds, which is how visually impaired people navigate their surroundings.