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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.toys
  • B.video games
  • C.shelter
2.In a city, how does water usually get to homes?
  • A.From the grocery store only
  • B.Through pipes from the city
  • C.In trucks only
3.A family lives on a ranch far from town. How do they get most of their groceries?
  • A.They drive to a store in town
  • B.They walk next door to a store
  • C.They pick them off the barn roof
4.A family lives in a hot, dry place. What do they need most?
  • A.A sled
  • B.Water and shade
  • C.Snow boots
5.Some families grow vegetables in a garden. Why?
  • A.To have fresh food and save money
  • B.To keep the rain away
  • C.To make the yard dark
6.How do most families get money to buy what they need?
  • A.They wait for gifts
  • B.Someone in the family works and earns income
  • C.They find it outside
7.Long ago, many families made their own clothes. Today most families…
  • A.buy clothes at a store or online
  • B.never wear clothes
  • C.make clothes from leaves
8.A family in a big city may live in…
  • A.an apartment building
  • B.a cave
  • C.a tent on the moon

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Answer key — How Families Meet Their Needs

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

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