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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.Only if they visit
  • B.Roads, the school and the mill all stop for everybody
  • C.It does not
2.Why did neighbours carry furniture upstairs?
  • A.To make space
  • B.To keep it above the rising water
  • C.To clean the rooms
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.The river floods Mill Row. What happens to the school?
  • A.It opens early
  • B.It closes, because the roads are under water
  • C.Nothing changes
5.A dry summer empties the reservoir. What does the town do?
  • A.Waits for winter
  • B.Bans hoses so there is enough for taps
  • C.Closes the school
6.After the flood, what does the council promise?
  • A.To move the river
  • B.To close Mill Row
  • C.To raise the river wall
7.The mill stops for a day in the flood. Who loses?
  • A.Nobody
  • B.The workers, who are not paid for a day they cannot work
  • C.Only the owner
8.What could a town do before a flood rather than after?
  • A.Raise the wall and clear the drains
  • B.Move the town
  • C.Nothing is possible

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Answer key — The Flood and the Whole Town

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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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.