edHelper.com

Pakistan - Culture

Pakistan - Culture
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 5 to 7
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   7.26

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    lahore, non-Muslim, modern-day, majority, roadside, culture, northwest, northwestern, religion, cultural, based, educational, core, daily, singer, history
     content words:    In Pakistan, Five Pillars, Saudi Arabia

Print Pakistan - Culture
edHelper.com subscriber options:
     Print Pakistan - Culture  (font options, pick words for additional puzzles, and more)
     Quickly print reading comprehension
     Print a proofreading activity

Feedback on Pakistan - Culture
     Leave your feedback on Pakistan - Culture  (use this link if you found an error in the story)

Pakistan - Culture
By Ekaterina Zhdanova-Redman 		  
1     Think about the culture of your country. What do you like about it? Do you have some favorite kinds of music? You can probably think favorite singer or musician or two. Do you have some favorite books? A television show? You can probably think of many things you like and don't like about the culture where you live.
 
2     Do you think religion is an important part of the culture where you live? For many people, religion is a very important part of life. In many countries, religion is at the center of its culture. Is this the case in your culture? It is in Pakistan. In fact, the country of Pakistan was created mostly on religion.
 
3     Until the middle of the 20th century, Pakistan was actually part of India. The people of northwest India, in modern-day Pakistan, have had many religions over the years. The religions of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam have all been the primary religion in this area at one time or another.

Paragraphs 4 to 8:
For the complete story with questions: click here for printable
Copyright © 2008 edHelper