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Wages and Who Pays Them is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on earning an income, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.6.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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Wages and Who Pays Them

D2.Eco.6.K-2

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1.A trader takes 40 at the market. Is it all profit?
  • A.Yes, all of it
  • B.None of it
  • C.No, they paid for the goods and the stall first
2.How did the Shaw family earn in 1871?
  • A.By selling the shuttle
  • B.By owning the mill
  • C.By working at the mill for wages
3.Why did Alice say they were glad of the wages?
  • A.They enjoyed the noise
  • B.The family needed the money the mill paid
  • C.The bell was early
4.How does a market trader earn?
  • A.By counting stalls
  • B.By renting the Square
  • C.By selling goods for more than they paid for them
5.Who pays the museum curator?
  • A.The Shaw family
  • B.Visitors at the door
  • C.The council, because the town runs the museum
6.What is a wage?
  • A.Money paid for work done
  • B.The price of goods
  • C.Money kept in a fund
7.Who pays the town clerk?
  • A.Each councillor personally
  • B.Nobody
  • C.The council, from the town fund
8.How does Ford Dairy earn?
  • A.By keeping cows only
  • B.By visiting the market
  • C.By selling the cheese it makes

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Answer key — Wages and Who Pays Them

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  1. 1.No, they paid for the goods and the stall first
  2. 2.By working at the mill for wages
  3. 3.The family needed the money the mill paid
  4. 4.By selling goods for more than they paid for them
  5. 5.The council, because the town runs the museum
  6. 6.Money paid for work done
  7. 7.The council, from the town fund
  8. 8.By selling the cheese it makes

More practice for D2.Eco.6.K-2

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.6.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.