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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.Long ago, many families made their own clothes. Today most families…
  • A.never wear clothes
  • B.buy clothes at a store or online
  • C.make clothes from leaves
2.Every family needs food, clothing and…
  • A.video games
  • B.toys
  • C.shelter
3.How do most families get money to buy what they need?
  • A.Someone in the family works and earns income
  • B.They wait for gifts
  • C.They find it outside
4.A family lives near the ocean. Where might some of their food come from?
  • A.Snow
  • B.Fish caught in the ocean
  • C.Sand
5.A family on a farm gets eggs from their own hens. A family in a city usually gets eggs from…
  • A.a tree
  • B.the ocean
  • C.a grocery store
6.What do families in every place need?
  • A.Food, water and shelter
  • B.The same car
  • C.The same house
7.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
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

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Answer key — How Families Meet Their Needs

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

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