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Reading a Town from a Picture is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on describing a place from a picture, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.2.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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Reading a Town from a Picture

D2.Geo.2.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.A photograph shows water up to the doorsteps. What is happening?
  • A.A flood
  • B.Street cleaning
  • C.A market
2.A picture shows the bridge closed with barriers. What might have happened?
  • A.It is a bank holiday
  • B.The bridge was sold
  • C.The river rose and the bridge was shut
3.A photograph shows stalls filling a square. What day is it likely to be?
  • A.A holiday
  • B.Sunday
  • C.Market day
4.A photograph shows scaffolding on the library. What is happening?
  • A.It is being knocked down
  • B.It is closed forever
  • C.The roof is being repaired
5.A map shows the town where two roads and a river meet. Why might it be there?
  • A.The land is high
  • B.It grew where routes crossed
  • C.The soil is poor
6.A map shows the reservoir above the town. Why is that useful?
  • A.Water can flow down to the town without pumping
  • B.It is colder up there
  • C.It looks better
7.A photograph shows a tall chimney and rows of small houses. What kind of town?
  • A.A mill town
  • B.A farming village
  • C.A seaside resort
8.A picture shows the mill with no smoke and boarded windows. What can you tell?
  • A.The mill has closed
  • B.It is early morning
  • C.It is a holiday

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Answer key — Reading a Town from a Picture

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A flood
  2. 2.The river rose and the bridge was shut
  3. 3.Market day
  4. 4.The roof is being repaired
  5. 5.It grew where routes crossed
  6. 6.Water can flow down to the town without pumping
  7. 7.A mill town
  8. 8.The mill has closed

Questions about Reading a Town from a Picture

What does the Reading a Town from a Picture worksheet cover?

It practises describing a place from a picture — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Geo.2.K-2: Use maps and photographs to describe a place and what shapes it. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Reading a Town from a Picture practise?

D2.Geo.2.K-2 — D2.Geo.2.K-2, in the Geography domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Reading a Town from a Picture is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.2.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Reading a Town from a Picture come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Reading a Town from a Picture can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Reading a Town from a Picture free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Reading a Town from a Picture, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Geo.2.K-2?

Yes — “Reading a Town from a Picture” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Geo.2.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Reading a Town from a Picture is the practice that follows it.

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

Use maps and photographs to describe a place and what shapes it.

Teaching this next? Reading a Town from a Picture is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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