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Why Countries Trade is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on trading between countries, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.14.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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Why Countries Trade

D2.Eco.14.K-2

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1.A country grows lots of rice. What might it do?
  • A.Hide the rice
  • B.Sell some rice to other countries
  • C.Throw the extra away
2.Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. Where do they grow?
  • A.In the shop
  • B.In the school garden
  • C.In warm countries far from here
3.Why does one country buy from another?
  • A.To be friendly only
  • B.Because the other country has something it cannot make
  • C.Because shops are full
4.What is trade?
  • A.Making rules
  • B.Buying and selling between people or countries
  • C.Growing food
5.Why is trade useful?
  • A.It makes things free
  • B.It stops shops closing
  • C.It lets people get things they cannot make where they live
6.A country has no wool. What can it do?
  • A.Wait for wool to appear
  • B.Buy wool from a country that has it
  • C.Stop making jumpers forever
7.Oranges grow where it is warm. Why do we still get them?
  • A.They are brought here from warm countries
  • B.We make them
  • C.They grow in the snow
8.Bananas do not grow here. How do we get them?
  • A.We do not have bananas
  • B.We grow them in winter
  • C.They are brought from a country where they grow

LessonPrint · D2.Eco.14.K-2 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Why Countries Trade

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Sell some rice to other countries
  2. 2.In warm countries far from here
  3. 3.Because the other country has something it cannot make
  4. 4.Buying and selling between people or countries
  5. 5.It lets people get things they cannot make where they live
  6. 6.Buy wool from a country that has it
  7. 7.They are brought here from warm countries
  8. 8.They are brought from a country where they grow

More practice for D2.Eco.14.K-2

Say why people in one country buy and sell with people in another.

Teaching this next? Buying From Far Away is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.14.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.