The Flood and the Whole Town is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how a disaster affects people, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.12.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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.What could a town do before a flood rather than after?
A.Move the town
B.Raise the wall and clear the drains
C.Nothing is possible
2.The mill stops for a day in the flood. Who loses?
A.Nobody
B.Only the owner
C.The workers, who are not paid for a day they cannot work
3.The bridge is closed by the flood. What does that cut off?
A.The route between the two halves of the town
B.The market only
C.The river
4.A dry summer empties the reservoir. What does the town do?
A.Closes the school
B.Bans hoses so there is enough for taps
C.Waits for winter
5.Why does a flood affect people who do not live on Mill Row?
A.It does not
B.Only if they visit
C.Roads, the school and the mill all stop for everybody
6.The river floods Mill Row. What happens to the school?
A.It closes, because the roads are under water
B.Nothing changes
C.It opens early
7.Why did neighbours carry furniture upstairs?
A.To keep it above the rising water
B.To make space
C.To clean the rooms
8.After the flood, what does the council promise?
A.To move the river
B.To raise the river wall
C.To close Mill Row
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.12.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — The Flood and the Whole Town
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Raise the wall and clear the drains
2.The workers, who are not paid for a day they cannot work
3.The route between the two halves of the town
4.Bans hoses so there is enough for taps
5.Roads, the school and the mill all stop for everybody
6.It closes, because the roads are under water
7.To keep it above the rising water
8.To raise the river wall
Questions about The Flood and the Whole Town
What does the The Flood and the Whole Town worksheet cover?
It practises how a disaster affects people — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Geo.12.K-2: Name ways a disaster affects the people living through it. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does The Flood and the Whole Town practise?
D2.Geo.12.K-2 — D2.Geo.12.K-2, in the Geography domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Identify ways that a catastrophic disaster may affect people living in a place.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
The Flood and the Whole Town is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.12.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does The Flood and the Whole Town 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 The Flood and the Whole Town 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 The Flood and the Whole Town free to print and photocopy?
Yes. The Flood and the Whole Town, 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.12.K-2?
Yes — “The Flood and the Whole Town” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Geo.12.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. The Flood and the Whole Town is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Geo.12.K-2
Name ways a disaster affects the people living through it.
Teaching this next? The Flood and the Whole Town is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.