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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.Long ago, many families made their own clothes. Today most families…
  • A.never wear clothes
  • B.make clothes from leaves
  • C.buy clothes at a store or online
2.What do families in every place need?
  • A.Food, water and shelter
  • B.The same house
  • C.The same car
3.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
4.A family on a farm gets eggs from their own hens. A family in a city usually gets eggs from…
  • A.the ocean
  • B.a tree
  • C.a grocery store
5.Every family needs food, clothing and…
  • A.video games
  • B.toys
  • C.shelter
6.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 pick them off the barn roof
  • C.They drive to a store in town
7.A family lives near the ocean. Where might some of their food come from?
  • A.Sand
  • B.Snow
  • C.Fish caught in the ocean
8.A family in a big city may live in…
  • A.a cave
  • B.an apartment building
  • C.a tent on the moon

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

Answer key — How Families Meet Their Needs

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.buy clothes at a store or online
  2. 2.Food, water and shelter
  3. 3.To have fresh food and save money
  4. 4.a grocery store
  5. 5.shelter
  6. 6.They drive to a store in town
  7. 7.Fish caught in the ocean
  8. 8.an apartment building

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