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

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Answer key — Townspeople Who Step In

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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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.