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How People Earn Money 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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How People Earn Money

D2.Eco.6.K-2

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1.How does a baker earn money?
  • A.By giving bread away
  • B.By selling the bread they bake
  • C.By eating the bread
2.How does a hairdresser earn money?
  • A.By buying scissors
  • B.By being paid for cutting hair
  • C.By washing their own hair
3.How does a builder earn money?
  • A.By looking at houses
  • B.By owning bricks
  • C.By being paid for building things
4.How does a bus driver earn money?
  • A.By waiting at the stop
  • B.By riding the bus
  • C.By being paid for driving the bus
5.What is a wage?
  • A.The money you are paid for doing a job
  • B.The money you spend
  • C.The money in a bank
6.How does a farmer earn money?
  • A.By watching the field
  • B.By planting seeds only
  • C.By selling what they grow
7.How does a shopkeeper earn money?
  • A.By opening the door
  • B.By selling things in the shop
  • C.By counting the shelves
8.Why do people go to work?
  • A.To get away from home
  • B.Because it is warm there
  • C.To earn money for the things they need

LessonPrint · D2.Eco.6.K-2 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — How People Earn Money

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.By selling the bread they bake
  2. 2.By being paid for cutting hair
  3. 3.By being paid for building things
  4. 4.By being paid for driving the bus
  5. 5.The money you are paid for doing a job
  6. 6.By selling what they grow
  7. 7.By selling things in the shop
  8. 8.To earn money for the things they need

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

Explain how people earn money.

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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.