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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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1.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
2.How does the baker earn money?
  • A.By opening early
  • B.By buying flour
  • C.By selling the bread they bake
3.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
4.How does the greengrocer earn money?
  • A.By opening the shop
  • B.By growing them only
  • C.By selling fruit and vegetables
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 bus driver earn money?
  • A.By being paid for driving the route
  • B.By parking the bus
  • C.By selling tickets to keep
7.What is a wage?
  • A.The money somebody is paid for their work
  • B.The money in a till
  • C.The price of bread
8.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

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Answer key — Earning a Living Nearby

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.