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

LessonPrint · D2.Eco.6.K-2 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — How People Earn Money

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.