Town, State or Nation? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on which level of government does a job, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.5.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 students 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: Takes care of state parks, Sets the hours of the town pool, Takes care of the town's parks and playgrounds, Makes coins at the U.S. Mint, Builds and fixes state highways
Town or cityStateNation
2.Sort each one: Town or city or State or Nation?
Sort: Fixes potholes on neighborhood streets, Gives out driver's licenses, Takes care of national parks like Yellowstone, Runs the city library, Gives out fishing licenses
Town or cityStateNation
3.Sort each one: Town or city or State or Nation?
Sort: Makes state laws at the state capitol, Plows snow from town streets, Runs the state police or highway patrol, Holds city council meetings, Delivers mail through the U.S. Postal Service
Town or cityStateNation
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Town, State or Nation?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Builds and fixes state highways — State 2. Makes coins at the U.S. Mint — Nation 3. Sets the hours of the town pool — Town or city 4. Takes care of state parks — State 5. Takes care of the town's parks and playgrounds — Town or city
2.1. Fixes potholes on neighborhood streets — Town or city 2. Gives out driver's licenses — State 3. Gives out fishing licenses — State 4. Runs the city library — Town or city 5. Takes care of national parks like Yellowstone — Nation
3.1. Delivers mail through the U.S. Postal Service — Nation 2. Holds city council meetings — Town or city 3. Makes state laws at the state capitol — State 4. Plows snow from town streets — Town or city 5. Runs the state police or highway patrol — State
Questions about Town, State or Nation?
What does the Town, State or Nation? worksheet cover?
It practices which level of government does a job — 3 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.5.K-2: Say what a government is and name some things it does. The instruction to students is “Sort each job: town or city, state, or nation?”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Town, State or Nation? practice?
D2.Civ.5.K-2, under Civics for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Explain what governments are and some of their functions.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Town, State or Nation? is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.5.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Town, State or Nation? 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 Town, State or Nation? can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Town, State or Nation? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Town, State or Nation?, 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.
More practice for D2.Civ.5.K-2
Say what a government is and name some things it does.