Earning a Living Nearby is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on earning an income, aligned to Common Core standard 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 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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 round 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 shop
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.6.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Earning a Living Nearby
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.By selling fruit and vegetables
2.The council pays them
3.By being paid for driving the route
4.The money somebody is paid for their work
5.The council pays them for looking after the library
6.By selling the bread they bake
7.It is their job and they are paid for it
8.No, some pays for the fruit and the shop
Questions about Earning a Living Nearby
What does the Earning a Living Nearby worksheet cover?
It practises earning an income — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Eco.6.K-2: Explain how people earn money. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Earning a Living Nearby practise?
D2.Eco.6.K-2 — D2.Eco.6.K-2, in the Economics domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Explain how people earn income.” The worksheet assesses that standard 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 pupil working at that standard — including older pupils 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 pupil, 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
Explain how people earn money.
Teaching this next? Earning a Living Nearby is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.