Church (building) Crossword Puzzle for Kids
Free printable educational crossword puzzle. Every clue is a plain-English sentence from the Simple English Wikipedia article on Church (building), with the key word blanked out.
Church (building) Crossword
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Across
- 1. Sometimes there are holes in the _____ of the screen so that the congregation can see through. (4 letters)
- 2. The transept, if there is one, is an area which _____ the nave near the top of the church. (7 letters)
- 3. We do not know, how these early _____ looked. (9 letters)
- 6. This is a _____ of the fact that it is welcoming the people into the Christian church. (6 letters)
- 8. In that case the very _____ end is called an apse. (4 letters)
- 11. People were not allowed to be _____ in the sanctuary, so they were safe. (6 letters)
- 13. The top of these _____, when they are tipped up, are called misericords (from the Latin word for “mercy”). (5 letters)
Down
- 2. The design of churches _____ a lot during the course of history. (7 letters)
- 4. Many churches that can be seen in England were _____ in this period. (5 letters)
- 5. Modern churches often do not have the traditional cross-_____. (5 letters)
- 7. There are several _____ in the architecture of a church. (5 letters)
- 9. The aisles are the _____ of the church which may run along the _____ of the nave. (4 letters)
- 10. Depending on the number of people that are in a community, the churches _____ in different sizes. (4 letters)
- 12. In most cases, the _____ is a very big church. (9 letters)
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Church (building) Word Search
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Pick the word that completes each sentence from the Simple English Wikipedia article.
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How to Solve & Use the Answer Key
This is a fill-in crossword. Each clue is a sentence from the Simple English Wikipedia article on Church (building), with the key term blanked out. The number in parentheses shows the letter count. Solve interactively on screen or check Show answers to view the answer key. To print a clean student worksheet, press Print Puzzle.
Church (building) Crossword Answer Key & Definitions
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- 1 Across: WALL — A wall is a vertical dividing surface. It divides space in buildings into rooms or protects buildings. Simple English Wikipedia: Wall
- 2 Across: CROSSES
- 3 Across: BUILDINGS — A building is an enclosed structure. A building is made using solid materials, a roof and walls. Simple English Wikipedia: Building
- 6 Across: SYMBOL — A symbol is a drawing, shape, or an object that represents an idea, object, or amount of something. Simple English Wikipedia: Symbol
- 8 Across: EAST — East is one of the 4 main directions on a compass (called cardinal directions). Simple English Wikipedia: East
- 11 Across: ARREST — An arrest is when a person's liberty is removed by taking them into jail or the police station (custody). Simple English Wikipedia: Arrest
- 13 Across: SEATS — A seat is an object where an individual sits. Wikipedia: Seat
- 2 Down: CHANGED — Change, Changed or Changing may refer to the below. Wikipedia: Change
- 4 Down: BUILT
- 5 Down: SHAPE — A shape is a geometric figure that can be made with mathematics. Simple English Wikipedia: Shape
- 7 Down: PARTS
- 9 Down: SIDE — In geometry, a side is a straight line that is part of a shape. Simple English Wikipedia: Side
- 10 Down: COME
- 12 Down: CATHEDRAL — A cathedral is a Christian church that is the office of a Bishop or Archbishop. Simple English Wikipedia: Cathedral
Definitions adapted from Simple English Wikipedia and Wikipedia articles (week 2026-W41), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Read about Church (building)
A church is a building that was constructed to allow people to meet to worship together. These people are usually Christians, or influenced by Christianity. Some other non-Christian religious groups also call their religious buildings churches, most notably Scientology.
The following description is about Roman Catholic churches, although some parts are the same in Episcopalian and Lutheran churches. Depending on the number of people that are in a community, the churches come in different sizes. Small churches are called chapels. The churches in a particular geographical area form a group called the diocese. Each diocese has a cathedral. In most cases, the cathedral is a very big church. Cathedrals are the seat of bishops.
History of church buildings
In the early days of Christianity people met in private buildings. Church buildings are mentioned for the first time around A.D. 260 when the Emperor Galienus ordered an end of a persecution and to return the places of worship. In the third century we hear of large church buildings. We do not know, how these early buildings looked. Only in Dura-Europos (Syria) a building was discovered, which had been a private house modified for Christian services.
After the death of the Roman emperor Constantine in A.D. 337, Christians were allowed to have buildings to worship in. These first churches were built on a similar plan to Roman basilicas. This plan was later used for the fine Gothic cathedrals and churches that were built at the end of the Middle Ages.
The parts of a church
There are several parts in the architecture of a church. Not all churches will have all these parts:
The nave is the main part of the church where the congregation (the people who come to worship) sit.
The aisles are the sides of the church which may run along the side of the nave.
The transept, if there is one, is an area which crosses the nave near the top of the church. This makes the church shaped like a cross, which is a symbol of Jesus's death on a cross.
The chancel leads up to the altar at the top of the church. The altar is in the sanctuary. The word “sanctuary” means “sacred place”. People were not allowed to be arrested in the sanctuary, so they were safe. The altar is usually at the east end of the church. People in the church sit facing the altar. We say that the church “faces east”.
Churches through the ages
The design of churches changed a lot during the course of history. Often churches were made bigger. When this happened there may be a mixture of architectural styles. These styles vary a lot in different countries.
In English churches, there were several different periods of architecture:
The Saxon period (700–1050) was a time when churches were very simple. The end of the church (end of the sanctuary) was often rounded. Hardly any are left now because they were mostly made of wood.
The Norman period (1050–1190) came from the style called Romanesque which was popular in Europe. The arches had ornaments which were called “mouldings”. The tops of the pillars looked like cushions, so they were called “cushion capitals”. The windows were narrow and rounded at the top.
Early English or Gothic architecture (1190–1280) was not as solid and heavy as Norman architecture. Towers were elegant and tall, like the tower of Salisbury Cathedral.
Text adapted from the Simple English Wikipedia article “Church (building)” (revision 10897154, 2026-06-23), authors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.