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

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Answer key — When the Street Floods

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.