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

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Answer key — Earning a Living Nearby

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.