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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.A family in a big city may live in…
  • A.a cave
  • B.an apartment building
  • C.a tent on the moon
2.A family lives near the ocean. Where might some of their food come from?
  • A.Snow
  • B.Fish caught in the ocean
  • C.Sand
3.What do families in every place need?
  • A.The same car
  • B.Food, water and shelter
  • C.The same house
4.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
5.Long ago, many families made their own clothes. Today most families…
  • A.make clothes from leaves
  • B.never wear clothes
  • C.buy clothes at a store or online
6.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
7.Every family needs food, clothing and…
  • A.shelter
  • B.toys
  • C.video games
8.A family lives where winters are very cold. What do they need?
  • A.Sandals
  • B.Warm coats and a heated home
  • C.Swimsuits only

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Answer key — How Families Meet Their Needs

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.an apartment building
  2. 2.Fish caught in the ocean
  3. 3.Food, water and shelter
  4. 4.Someone in the family works and earns income
  5. 5.buy clothes at a store or online
  6. 6.a grocery store
  7. 7.shelter
  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.