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.The town builds a bypass. What changes?

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

2.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

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

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

4.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

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

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

6.Roads are widened for lorries. What changes?

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

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

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

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

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

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Answer key — How the Town Changed Its Place

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.