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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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Circle the best answer.

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

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.5.K-2 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — How the Town Changed Its Place

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

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