Close to Home or Far Off? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on problems near and far, aligned to Common Core standard D4.6.K-2. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 20 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Close to Home or Far Off?

D4.6.K-2

NameDate

Sort each problem into near or far.

1.Sort each one: A problem near us or A problem further away?

Sort: The bus shelter with no roof, Not enough clean water in some countries, No safe crossing on the busy road, Rubbish washing up in the sea

A problem near usA problem further away

2.Sort each one: A problem near us or A problem further away?

Sort: No bin at the bus stop, People having to leave their homes, Animals losing the places they live, The path that floods each winter

A problem near usA problem further away

3.Sort each one: A problem near us or A problem further away?

Sort: Litter along the front of the shops, Forests being cut down, The dark corner on Oak Street, Places where children cannot go to school

A problem near usA problem further away

LessonPrint · D4.6.K-2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Close to Home or Far Off?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. No safe crossing on the busy road — A problem near us 2. Not enough clean water in some countries — A problem further away 3. Rubbish washing up in the sea — A problem further away 4. The bus shelter with no roof — A problem near us
2.1. Animals losing the places they live — A problem further away 2. No bin at the bus stop — A problem near us 3. People having to leave their homes — A problem further away 4. The path that floods each winter — A problem near us
3.1. Forests being cut down — A problem further away 2. Litter along the front of the shops — A problem near us 3. Places where children cannot go to school — A problem further away 4. The dark corner on Oak Street — A problem near us

More practice for D4.6.K-2

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.6.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.