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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.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
2.A family lives where winters are very cold. What do they need?
  • A.Warm coats and a heated home
  • B.Sandals
  • C.Swimsuits only
3.A family in a big city may live in…
  • A.an apartment building
  • B.a tent on the moon
  • C.a cave
4.A family lives in a hot, dry place. What do they need most?
  • A.Snow boots
  • B.Water and shade
  • C.A sled
5.Some families grow vegetables in a garden. Why?
  • A.To have fresh food and save money
  • B.To make the yard dark
  • C.To keep the rain away
6.A family lives near the ocean. Where might some of their food come from?
  • A.Sand
  • B.Snow
  • C.Fish caught in the ocean
7.A family lives on a ranch far from town. How do they get most of their groceries?
  • A.They pick them off the barn roof
  • B.They walk next door to a store
  • C.They drive to a store in town
8.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

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Answer key — How Families Meet Their Needs

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Someone in the family works and earns income
  2. 2.Warm coats and a heated home
  3. 3.an apartment building
  4. 4.Water and shade
  5. 5.To have fresh food and save money
  6. 6.Fish caught in the ocean
  7. 7.They drive to a store in town
  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.