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

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Answer key — How People Earn Money

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.