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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 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.

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Earning a Living Nearby

D2.Eco.6.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

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

LessonPrint · D2.Eco.6.K-2 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Earning a Living Nearby

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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

Explain how people earn money.

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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.