How the Town Changed Its Place is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how human activity changes places, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.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 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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How the Town Changed Its Place

D2.Geo.5.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.A reservoir is built above the town. What changes?

A.The town moves
B.The rain increases
C.A valley becomes a lake and the town gets piped water

2.The Market Square is paved. What changes?

A.The Square shrinks
B.The market ends
C.Stalls stand on a hard surface instead of mud

3.The council raises the river wall. What changes?

A.The houses move
B.The river dries
C.The water is held back from Mill Row

4.The mill closes and is pulled down. What changes?

A.The town grows
B.The work goes and the land is empty
C.The river stops

5.The mill was built by the river. What changed?

A.A quiet bank became a place where 200 people worked
B.The river moved
C.Nothing changed

6.The town builds a bypass. What changes?

A.Traffic misses the centre, which becomes quieter
B.The river moves
C.The centre grows

7.Roads are widened for lorries. What changes?

A.The town gets quieter
B.Nothing
C.More traffic can pass, and some buildings come down

8.Trees are planted along the river. What changes?

A.The river floods more
B.The bank vanishes
C.The bank is greener and holds the soil better

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Answer key — How the Town Changed Its Place

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

1.A valley becomes a lake and the town gets piped water
2.Stalls stand on a hard surface instead of mud
3.The water is held back from Mill Row
4.The work goes and the land is empty
5.A quiet bank became a place where 200 people worked
6.Traffic misses the centre, which becomes quieter
7.More traffic can pass, and some buildings come down
8.The bank is greener and holds the soil better

More practice for D2.Geo.5.K-2

Describe how what people do changes a place.

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