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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.

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The Flood and the Whole Town

D2.Geo.12.K-2

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1.Why does a flood affect people who do not live on Mill Row?
  • A.It does not
  • B.Roads, the school and the mill all stop for everybody
  • C.Only if they visit
2.The river floods Mill Row. What happens to the school?
  • A.It opens early
  • B.Nothing changes
  • C.It closes, because the roads are under water
3.The bridge is closed by the flood. What does that cut off?
  • A.The river
  • B.The market only
  • C.The route between the two halves of the town
4.A dry summer empties the reservoir. What does the town do?
  • A.Waits for winter
  • B.Closes the school
  • C.Bans hoses so there is enough for taps
5.After the flood, what does the council promise?
  • A.To raise the river wall
  • B.To move the river
  • C.To close Mill Row
6.Why did neighbours carry furniture upstairs?
  • A.To clean the rooms
  • B.To keep it above the rising water
  • C.To make space
7.What could a town do before a flood rather than after?
  • A.Nothing is possible
  • B.Move the town
  • C.Raise the wall and clear the drains
8.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

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Answer key — The Flood and the Whole Town

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Roads, the school and the mill all stop for everybody
  2. 2.It closes, because the roads are under water
  3. 3.The route between the two halves of the town
  4. 4.Bans hoses so there is enough for taps
  5. 5.To raise the river wall
  6. 6.To keep it above the rising water
  7. 7.Raise the wall and clear the drains
  8. 8.The workers, who are not paid for a day they cannot work

More practice for D2.Geo.12.K-2

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.12.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.