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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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Circle the best answer.

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

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Answer key — Why Countries Trade

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.