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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.Why is money often easier than trading?
  • A.You can use money to buy from anyone
  • B.Money grows on trees
  • C.Money is heavier than goods
2.What is a market?
  • A.A kind of school
  • B.A place to sleep
  • C.A place where people buy and sell things
3.A farmer takes corn to a market to get money for it. What is the farmer doing?
  • A.Selling
  • B.Saving
  • C.Buying
4.Long ago, before there were coins, how did many people get what they needed?
  • A.They used credit cards
  • B.They traded goods
  • C.They shopped online
5.Many people pay with a card or a phone. What does that move from the buyer to the seller?
  • A.Food
  • B.Money
  • C.Toys
6.Sam swaps his apple for Mia's orange. What is that called?
  • A.Saving
  • B.Borrowing
  • C.Trading
7.Ana pays $2 for a juice at the store. What is she doing?
  • A.Selling
  • B.Buying
  • C.Trading
8.Kids sell lemonade for $1 a cup. Who is the buyer?
  • A.The lemons
  • B.The person who pays for a cup
  • C.The kids at the stand

LessonPrint · D2.Eco.5.K-2 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Trading, Buying and Selling

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.You can use money to buy from anyone
  2. 2.A place where people buy and sell things
  3. 3.Selling
  4. 4.They traded goods
  5. 5.Money
  6. 6.Trading
  7. 7.Buying
  8. 8.The person who pays for a cup

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