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Trading, Buying and Selling is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on ways people exchange goods and services, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.5.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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Trading, Buying and Selling

D2.Eco.5.K-2

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1.Leo has a sticker and wants a pencil. Kim has a pencil and wants a sticker. What can they do?
  • A.Trade the sticker for the pencil
  • B.Buy the store
  • C.Throw them both away
2.Kids sell lemonade for $1 a cup. Who is the buyer?
  • A.The lemons
  • B.The kids at the stand
  • C.The person who pays for a cup
3.Many people pay with a card or a phone. What does that move from the buyer to the seller?
  • A.Toys
  • B.Money
  • C.Food
4.Why is money often easier than trading?
  • A.Money is heavier than goods
  • B.You can use money to buy from anyone
  • C.Money grows on trees
5.Ana pays $2 for a juice at the store. What is she doing?
  • A.Selling
  • B.Trading
  • C.Buying
6.At a farmers' market, who are the sellers?
  • A.The shoppers with bags
  • B.The farmers who grew the food
  • C.The cars in the parking lot
7.What is a market?
  • A.A place where people buy and sell things
  • B.A kind of school
  • C.A place to sleep
8.Sam swaps his apple for Mia's orange. What is that called?
  • A.Saving
  • B.Trading
  • C.Borrowing

LessonPrint · D2.Eco.5.K-2 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Trading, Buying and Selling

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Trade the sticker for the pencil
  2. 2.The person who pays for a cup
  3. 3.Money
  4. 4.You can use money to buy from anyone
  5. 5.Buying
  6. 6.The farmers who grew the food
  7. 7.A place where people buy and sell things
  8. 8.Trading

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