Colors and Calm: Reading Passage “My Garden” for Class 1 

This Grade 1 reading comprehension worksheet helps young learners explore nature through the story My Garden. It builds vocabulary, comprehension, and environmental awareness as children read about flowers, trees, and the joy of caring for a garden. 

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Early Learning? 

1. It connects reading to real-life experiences in nature. 
2. It strengthens observation, description, and recall skills. 
3. It teaches children responsibility and care for the environment. 
4. It builds a sense of calm and curiosity through outdoor learning. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

📖 Reading Passage – My Garden 
The school garden is full of colors and beauty. It has roses, marigolds, and sunflowers. Green trees give cool shade, and butterflies and bees move around happily. The gardener waters the plants every morning to keep them fresh. The children help keep the garden clean and never pluck flowers. Sometimes, their teacher takes them there to draw, read, or play. Birds sing on the trees, making the garden look bright, green, and happy every day. 

🧠 Objective Questions – Multiple Choice 
Students answer factual questions about what flowers grow, what butterflies do, and who waters the plants. 

✏️ Subjective Questions – Short Answers 
Learners write short, thoughtful answers about the flowers they like, why cleanliness matters, and who takes them to the garden.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Objective Questions: 
1. d) Many colors 
2. a) Cool shade 
3. c) The gardener 
4. b) Fly from one flower to another 
5. c) Morning 
6. a) Pluck flowers 

Subjective Questions: 
7. Roses and marigolds. 
8. To keep the garden beautiful and healthy. 
9. The teacher. 
10. Yes, I have seen them near flowers in the park. 

Help your child learn the joy of caring for nature and appreciating beauty through this gentle and colorful reading worksheet! 

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