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

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Answer key — How People Earn Money

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

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