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

Earning a Living Nearby

D2.Eco.6.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.Who pays the bin lorry crew?
  • A.Each house pays as the lorry passes
  • B.Nobody
  • C.The council pays them
2.How does the bus driver earn money?
  • A.By selling tickets to keep
  • B.By being paid for driving the route
  • C.By parking the bus
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.What is a wage?
  • A.The price of bread
  • B.The money somebody is paid for their work
  • C.The money in a till
5.Why does the postal worker walk the round every day?
  • A.It is their job and they are paid for it
  • B.To see the houses
  • C.For exercise only
6.How does the baker earn money?
  • A.By selling the bread they bake
  • B.By opening early
  • C.By buying flour
7.How does the librarian earn money?
  • A.The council pays them for looking after the library
  • B.By charging for books
  • C.By reading books
8.How does the greengrocer earn money?
  • A.By selling fruit and vegetables
  • B.By opening the shop
  • C.By growing them only

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Answer key — Earning a Living Nearby

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

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