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Earning a Living Nearby is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on earning an income, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.6.K-2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Earning a Living Nearby

D2.Eco.6.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.How does the greengrocer earn money?
  • A.By selling fruit and vegetables
  • B.By opening the store
  • C.By growing them only
2.Who pays the garbage truck crew?
  • A.Nobody
  • B.Each house pays as the truck passes
  • C.The council pays them
3.How does the bus driver earn money?
  • A.By parking the bus
  • B.By selling tickets to keep
  • C.By being paid for driving the route
4.What is a wage?
  • A.The price of bread
  • B.The money in a till
  • C.The money somebody is paid for their work
5.How does the librarian earn money?
  • A.By charging for books
  • B.By reading books
  • C.The council pays them for looking after the library
6.How does the baker earn money?
  • A.By opening early
  • B.By selling the bread they bake
  • C.By buying flour
7.Why does the postal worker walk the route every day?
  • A.To see the houses
  • B.For exercise only
  • C.It is their job and they are paid for it
8.The greengrocer takes money all day. Is it all theirs?
  • A.Yes, all of it
  • B.None of it
  • C.No, some pays for the fruit and the store

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Answer key — Earning a Living Nearby

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.By selling fruit and vegetables
  2. 2.The council pays them
  3. 3.By being paid for driving the route
  4. 4.The money somebody is paid for their work
  5. 5.The council pays them for looking after the library
  6. 6.By selling the bread they bake
  7. 7.It is their job and they are paid for it
  8. 8.No, some pays for the fruit and the store

Questions about Earning a Living Nearby

What does the Earning a Living Nearby worksheet cover?

It practices earning an income — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.6.K-2: Explain how people earn money. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does Earning a Living Nearby practice?

D2.Eco.6.K-2, under Economics for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Explain how people earn income.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Earning a Living Nearby is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.6.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Earning a Living Nearby come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Earning a Living Nearby can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Earning a Living Nearby free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Earning a Living Nearby, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Eco.6.K-2?

Yes — “Earning a Living Nearby” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Eco.6.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Earning a Living Nearby is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Eco.6.K-2

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.6.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.