Peace and Respect: Reading Passage “At the Temple” for Class 1 

This Grade 1 reading comprehension worksheet tells the story of children visiting a temple. It teaches them about respect, cleanliness, and calm behavior while strengthening reading comprehension and vocabulary through real-life learning.

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Early Learning?

 1. It helps children connect reading to moral values and real experiences. 
2. It develops observation and memory skills through descriptive details. 
3. It builds respect for traditions, manners, and places of worship. 
4. It improves reading fluency and attention to sequence. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

 📖 Reading Passage – At the Temple 
The children visited a temple in their city. They removed their shoes and entered quietly. Inside, they saw beautiful idols, flowers, and lamps. The guide explained the importance of prayer and how to keep the temple clean. Some children offered flowers and watched the priests perform rituals. Everyone learned to be respectful and calm inside the temple. Before leaving, they thanked the guide for teaching them about temple traditions and manners.

🧠 Objective Questions – Multiple Choice 
Students answer factual questions about what they saw, who guided them, and what they learned about behavior inside the temple.

✏️ Subjective Questions – Short Answers 
Learners write short responses about what they liked, what they learned, and why respect is important in a temple.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

 Objective Questions: 
1. d) Removed shoes 
2. a) Idols, flowers, and lamps 
3. c) The guide 
4. a) Flowers 
5. b) Respectful and calm 
6. c) Thanked the guide 

Subjective Questions: 
7. Idols, flowers, and lamps. 
8. The guide explained about prayer and cleanliness. 
9. They offered flowers. 
10. Because temples are peaceful places and we should stay calm. 

Help your child build understanding, good manners, and cultural awareness through this calm and reflective reading comprehension story! 
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