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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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1.The mill closes and is pulled down. What changes?
  • A.The town grows
  • B.The river stops
  • C.The work goes and the land is empty
2.Roads are widened for lorries. What changes?
  • A.Nothing
  • B.More traffic can pass, and some buildings come down
  • C.The town gets quieter
3.The council raises the river wall. What changes?
  • A.The water is held back from Mill Row
  • B.The river dries
  • C.The houses move
4.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
5.The town builds a bypass. What changes?
  • A.Traffic misses the centre, which becomes quieter
  • B.The centre grows
  • C.The river moves
6.The mill was built by the river. What changed?
  • A.Nothing changed
  • B.A quiet bank became a place where 200 people worked
  • C.The river moved
7.The Market Square is paved. What changes?
  • A.The market ends
  • B.Stalls stand on a hard surface instead of mud
  • C.The Square shrinks
8.Trees are planted along the river. What changes?
  • A.The river floods more
  • B.The bank is greener and holds the soil better
  • C.The bank vanishes

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Answer key — How the Town Changed Its Place

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