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Townspeople Who Step In is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on everybody plays a role, not just leaders, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.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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Townspeople Who Step In

D2.Civ.2.K-2

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1.A stall holder is ill on market day. Who can run the stall?
  • A.Another trader or a family member who offers
  • B.Only the market inspector
  • C.Nobody
2.Somebody notices the river wall is cracked. What can they do?
  • A.Mend it themselves
  • B.Report it to the council so it can be checked
  • C.Nothing, it is not their job
3.The museum wants to know about the mill. Who can help?
  • A.Only the curator
  • B.Families who kept letters and objects from that time
  • C.Only historians
4.The town wants to remember the mill workers. Who can suggest how?
  • A.Only the museum
  • B.Only councillors
  • C.Anybody in the town, at a council meeting
5.The river is rising and the houses are at risk. Who can help first?
  • A.Only the fire service
  • B.Only the council
  • C.Neighbours, who can carry things upstairs before help arrives
6.A visitor is lost near the Market Square. Who can help?
  • A.Any townsperson who knows the way
  • B.Only the market inspector
  • C.Only a police officer
7.An old census page is falling apart. Who can help preserve it?
  • A.Anybody who reports it to the record office
  • B.Only the government
  • C.Only the person who wrote it
8.The school has no coal and the rooms are cold. Who might help?
  • A.Only the coal merchant
  • B.Townspeople who bring what they can spare
  • C.Only the head teacher

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Answer key — Townspeople Who Step In

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Another trader or a family member who offers
  2. 2.Report it to the council so it can be checked
  3. 3.Families who kept letters and objects from that time
  4. 4.Anybody in the town, at a council meeting
  5. 5.Neighbours, who can carry things upstairs before help arrives
  6. 6.Any townsperson who knows the way
  7. 7.Anybody who reports it to the record office
  8. 8.Townspeople who bring what they can spare

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