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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.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
2.The mill stops for a day in the flood. Who loses?
  • A.The workers, who are not paid for a day they cannot work
  • B.Nobody
  • C.Only the owner
3.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
4.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
5.After the flood, what does the council promise?
  • A.To raise the river wall
  • B.To close Mill Row
  • C.To move the river
6.Why did neighbours carry furniture upstairs?
  • A.To make space
  • B.To clean the rooms
  • C.To keep it above the rising water
7.Why does a flood affect people who do not live on Mill Row?
  • A.Only if they visit
  • B.It does not
  • C.Roads, the school and the mill all stop for everybody
8.What could a town do before a flood rather than after?
  • A.Move the town
  • B.Nothing is possible
  • C.Raise the wall and clear the drains

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Answer key — The Flood and the Whole Town

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.