Home / Social Studies / Printables / Kindergarten to Grade 2 / How Families Meet Their Needs How Families Meet Their Needs is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on comparing how families in different places meet their needs, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.8.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 students 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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How Families Meet Their Needs D2.Geo.8.K-2
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1. What do families in every place need?
A. The same house B. Food, water and shelter C. The same car 2. In a city, how does water usually get to homes?
A. From the grocery store only B. In trucks only C. Through pipes from the city 3. How do most families get money to buy what they need?
A. They wait for gifts B. They find it outside C. Someone in the family works and earns income 4. Every family needs food, clothing and…
A. video games B. toys C. shelter 5. A family in a big city may live in…
A. an apartment building B. a tent on the moon C. a cave 6. A family lives near the ocean. Where might some of their food come from?
A. Snow B. Fish caught in the ocean C. Sand 7. Some families grow vegetables in a garden. Why?
A. To have fresh food and save money B. To make the yard dark C. To keep the rain away 8. A family lives where winters are very cold. What do they need?
A. Swimsuits only B. Warm coats and a heated home C. Sandals LessonPrint · D2.Geo.8.K-2 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Families Meet Their Needs Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1. Food, water and shelter 2. Through pipes from the city 3. Someone in the family works and earns income 4. shelter 5. an apartment building 6. Fish caught in the ocean 7. To have fresh food and save money 8. Warm coats and a heated home Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.8.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.