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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.How does the greengrocer earn money?
  • A.By opening the shop
  • B.By growing them only
  • C.By selling fruit and vegetables
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.What is a wage?
  • A.The price of bread
  • B.The money in a till
  • C.The money somebody is paid for their work
4.How does the baker earn money?
  • A.By opening early
  • B.By selling the bread they bake
  • C.By buying flour
5.Why does the postal worker walk the round every day?
  • A.It is their job and they are paid for it
  • B.For exercise only
  • C.To see the houses
6.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
7.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
8.Who pays the bin lorry crew?
  • A.Each house pays as the lorry passes
  • B.Nobody
  • C.The council pays them

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Answer key — Earning a Living Nearby

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.