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When Something Goes Wrong is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how a disaster affects people, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.12.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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When Something Goes Wrong

D2.Geo.12.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.After a flood, who comes to help?
  • A.Only the person who flooded
  • B.Nobody
  • C.Firefighters and other helpers
2.A storm knocks down power lines. What happens?
  • A.People have no electricity
  • B.The lights get brighter
  • C.Nothing changes
3.Why do people fill sandbags before a flood?
  • A.To try to keep water out of their homes
  • B.To build a beach
  • C.To make the river bigger
4.A flood covers the roads. What happens to people?
  • A.They cannot travel and some homes are damaged
  • B.Nothing changes
  • C.The roads get wider
5.Heavy snow closes the school. What happens?
  • A.Children stay at home
  • B.Nothing changes
  • C.School starts earlier
6.A storm blows tiles off a roof. What must happen next?
  • A.The house moves
  • B.Somebody must mend the roof
  • C.The roof mends itself
7.A fire burns part of a wood. What happens?
  • A.The wood grows back at once
  • B.Nothing changes
  • C.The trees and the animals living there are lost
8.After a big storm, what might a town need?
  • A.Help to clear up and mend what broke
  • B.Nothing at all
  • C.More storms

LessonPrint · D2.Geo.12.K-2 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — When Something Goes Wrong

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Firefighters and other helpers
  2. 2.People have no electricity
  3. 3.To try to keep water out of their homes
  4. 4.They cannot travel and some homes are damaged
  5. 5.Children stay at home
  6. 6.Somebody must mend the roof
  7. 7.The trees and the animals living there are lost
  8. 8.Help to clear up and mend what broke

More practice for D2.Geo.12.K-2

Name ways a disaster affects the people living through it.

Teaching this next? When Something Goes Wrong is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.12.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.