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When the Street Floods is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how a disaster affects people, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.12.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 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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When the Street Floods

D2.Geo.12.K-2

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1.The power goes off in the street. What stops working?
  • A.Only the television
  • B.Nothing
  • C.Lights, freezers and shop tills
2.Snow stops the buses. What happens to people who rely on them?
  • A.Nothing changes
  • B.They cannot get to work or the shops easily
  • C.They walk to Spain
3.After a flood, what might neighbours do?
  • A.Ignore each other
  • B.Move away at once
  • C.Help each other clear up and dry out
4.The stream floods and covers the footbridge. What happens?
  • A.The bridge gets higher
  • B.People cannot cross and must go the long way
  • C.Nothing changes
5.A storm brings down a tree across Oak Street. What happens?
  • A.The road is blocked until it is cleared
  • B.Nothing changes
  • C.The street closes for good
6.The fair is called off because of a storm. Why?
  • A.It would not be safe outdoors
  • B.Nobody likes storms
  • C.The posters got wet
7.Why does the council clear drains before winter?
  • A.To use up time
  • B.Because drains are dirty
  • C.So heavy rain does not flood the street
8.Who comes to clear a fallen tree?
  • A.Nobody
  • B.The council or the fire service
  • C.The greengrocer alone

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.12.K-2 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — When the Street Floods

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Lights, freezers and shop tills
  2. 2.They cannot get to work or the shops easily
  3. 3.Help each other clear up and dry out
  4. 4.People cannot cross and must go the long way
  5. 5.The road is blocked until it is cleared
  6. 6.It would not be safe outdoors
  7. 7.So heavy rain does not flood the street
  8. 8.The council or the fire service

More practice for D2.Geo.12.K-2

Name ways a disaster affects the people living through it.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.12.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.