People Change a Place is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how human activity changes places, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.5.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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.People make a path across the grass. What changes?
A.The grass grows taller
B.The path vanishes
C.The grass wears away where people walk
2.People put a bin in the playground. What changes?
A.Nothing changes
B.There is somewhere to put litter
C.The playground shrinks
3.People plant trees along a road. What changes?
A.The road disappears
B.The road becomes greener and shadier
C.Nothing changes
4.People drop litter in a park. What changes?
A.The park grows
B.The park closes itself
C.The park becomes dirty
5.People build houses on a field. What changes?
A.The field gets bigger
B.Nothing changes
C.The field becomes a street of houses
6.People dig a pond in the school grounds. What changes?
A.Nothing changes
B.The school moves
C.There is water where there was grass
7.People build a bridge over a river. What changes?
A.People can cross where they could not before
B.The bridge floats away
C.The river dries up
8.People mend a broken wall. What changes?
A.The wall moves
B.The wall falls down
C.The wall stands up again
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.5.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — People Change a Place
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.The grass wears away where people walk
2.There is somewhere to put litter
3.The road becomes greener and shadier
4.The park becomes dirty
5.The field becomes a street of houses
6.There is water where there was grass
7.People can cross where they could not before
8.The wall stands up again
Questions about People Change a Place
What does the People Change a Place worksheet cover?
It practises how human activity changes places — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Geo.5.K-2: Describe how what people do changes a place. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does People Change a Place practise?
D2.Geo.5.K-2 — D2.Geo.5.K-2, in the Geography domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Describe how human activities affect the cultural and environmental characteristics of places or regions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
People Change a Place is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.5.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does People Change a Place come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of People Change a Place can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is People Change a Place free to print and photocopy?
Yes. People Change a Place, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Geo.5.K-2?
Yes — “People Change a Place” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Geo.5.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. People Change a Place is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Geo.5.K-2
Describe how what people do changes a place.
Teaching this next? People Change a Place is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.