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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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Circle the best answer.

1.Every family needs food, clothing and…
  • A.video games
  • B.toys
  • C.shelter
2.A family in a big city may live in…
  • A.a tent on the moon
  • B.an apartment building
  • C.a cave
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.Some families grow vegetables in a garden. Why?
  • A.To keep the rain away
  • B.To make the yard dark
  • C.To have fresh food and save money
5.In a city, how does water usually get to homes?
  • A.Through pipes from the city
  • B.In trucks only
  • C.From the grocery store only
6.A family lives near the ocean. Where might some of their food come from?
  • A.Snow
  • B.Sand
  • C.Fish caught in the ocean
7.Long ago, many families made their own clothes. Today most families…
  • A.make clothes from leaves
  • B.buy clothes at a store or online
  • C.never wear clothes
8.A family lives on a ranch far from town. How do they get most of their groceries?
  • A.They walk next door to a store
  • B.They drive to a store in town
  • C.They pick them off the barn roof

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.8.K-2 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — How Families Meet Their Needs

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.shelter
  2. 2.an apartment building
  3. 3.Someone in the family works and earns income
  4. 4.To have fresh food and save money
  5. 5.Through pipes from the city
  6. 6.Fish caught in the ocean
  7. 7.buy clothes at a store or online
  8. 8.They drive to a store in town

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.8.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.