Close By and Far Off is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on using near and distant environments, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.8.K-2. It prints 3 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.
Sort: Apples from Hill Farm, Cotton in a T-shirt, Milk from the nearby dairy, Bananas
From near hereFrom far away
2.Sort each one: From near here or From far away?
Sort: Tea leaves, Eggs from the farm gate, Water from the local reservoir, Oranges from Spain
From near hereFrom far away
3.Sort each one: From near here or From far away?
Sort: Coffee beans, Bread from the Oak Street baker, Rubber in a bicycle tyre, A haircut on the high street
From near hereFrom far away
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.8.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Close By and Far Off
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Apples from Hill Farm — From near here 2. Bananas — From far away 3. Cotton in a T-shirt — From far away 4. Milk from the nearby dairy — From near here
2.1. Eggs from the farm gate — From near here 2. Oranges from Spain — From far away 3. Tea leaves — From far away 4. Water from the local reservoir — From near here
3.1. A haircut on the high street — From near here 2. Bread from the Oak Street baker — From near here 3. Coffee beans — From far away 4. Rubber in a bicycle tyre — From far away
Questions about Close By and Far Off
What does the Close By and Far Off worksheet cover?
It practises using near and distant environments — 3 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Geo.8.K-2: Compare how communities use nearby and faraway places to get what they need. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each one into where it comes from”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Close By and Far Off practise?
D2.Geo.8.K-2 — D2.Geo.8.K-2, in the Geography domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Compare how people in different types of communities use local and distant environments to meet their daily needs.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Close By and Far Off is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.8.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Close By and Far Off come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 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 Close By and Far Off 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 Close By and Far Off free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Close By and Far Off, 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.8.K-2?
Yes — “Close By and Far Off” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Geo.8.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Close By and Far Off is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Geo.8.K-2
Compare how communities use nearby and faraway places to get what they need.
Teaching this next? Close By and Far Off is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.