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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.shelter
  • B.video games
  • C.toys
2.In a city, how does water usually get to homes?
  • A.Through pipes from the city
  • B.From the grocery store only
  • C.In trucks only
3.What do families in every place need?
  • A.The same house
  • B.The same car
  • C.Food, water and shelter
4.Some families grow vegetables in a garden. Why?
  • A.To make the yard dark
  • B.To keep the rain away
  • C.To have fresh food and save money
5.How do most families get money to buy what they need?
  • A.Someone in the family works and earns income
  • B.They find it outside
  • C.They wait for gifts
6.Long ago, many families made their own clothes. Today most families…
  • A.buy clothes at a store or online
  • B.make clothes from leaves
  • C.never wear clothes
7.A family lives near the ocean. Where might some of their food come from?
  • A.Snow
  • B.Fish caught in the ocean
  • C.Sand
8.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

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Answer key — How Families Meet Their Needs

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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