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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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1.A family lives on a ranch far from town. How do they get most of their groceries?
  • A.They pick them off the barn roof
  • B.They walk next door to a store
  • C.They drive to a store in town
2.What do families in every place need?
  • A.The same house
  • B.Food, water and shelter
  • C.The same car
3.In a city, how does water usually get to homes?
  • A.In trucks only
  • B.From the grocery store only
  • C.Through pipes from the city
4.A family on a farm gets eggs from their own hens. A family in a city usually gets eggs from…
  • A.a tree
  • B.a grocery store
  • C.the ocean
5.A family lives near the ocean. Where might some of their food come from?
  • A.Sand
  • B.Snow
  • C.Fish caught in the ocean
6.A family lives in a hot, dry place. What do they need most?
  • A.A sled
  • B.Snow boots
  • C.Water and shade
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.How do most families get money to buy what they need?
  • A.They find it outside
  • B.They wait for gifts
  • C.Someone in the family works and earns income

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Answer key — How Families Meet Their Needs

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.They drive to a store in town
  2. 2.Food, water and shelter
  3. 3.Through pipes from the city
  4. 4.a grocery store
  5. 5.Fish caught in the ocean
  6. 6.Water and shade
  7. 7.buy clothes at a store or online
  8. 8.Someone in the family works and earns income

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