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The Council or a Shop? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on what a government does, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.5.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils 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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The Council or a Shop?

D2.Civ.5.K-2

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Draw a line from each job to who does it.

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.K-2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — The Council or a Shop?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Empties the street bins — A (The council) 2. Builds the new playground — A (The council) 3. Sells apples and potatoes — B (A shop) 4. Mends the road — A (The council)
  2. 2.1. Sells newspapers — A (A shop) 2. Cuts hair — A (A shop) 3. Runs the library — C (The council) 4. Bakes the bread — A (A shop)

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.