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How People Earn Money is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on earning an income, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.6.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 students 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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How People Earn Money

D2.Eco.6.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.How does a storekeeper earn money?
  • A.By selling things in the store
  • B.By counting the shelves
  • C.By opening the door
2.How does a farmer earn money?
  • A.By watching the field
  • B.By selling what they grow
  • C.By planting seeds only
3.How does a baker earn money?
  • A.By selling the bread they bake
  • B.By giving bread away
  • C.By eating the bread
4.How does a builder earn money?
  • A.By looking at houses
  • B.By being paid for building things
  • C.By owning bricks
5.What is a wage?
  • A.The money you are paid for doing a job
  • B.The money you spend
  • C.The money in a bank
6.How does a bus driver earn money?
  • A.By waiting at the stop
  • B.By riding the bus
  • C.By being paid for driving the bus
7.Why do people go to work?
  • A.Because it is warm there
  • B.To earn money for the things they need
  • C.To get away from home
8.How does a hairdresser earn money?
  • A.By washing their own hair
  • B.By buying scissors
  • C.By being paid for cutting hair

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Answer key — How People Earn Money

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.By selling things in the store
  2. 2.By selling what they grow
  3. 3.By selling the bread they bake
  4. 4.By being paid for building things
  5. 5.The money you are paid for doing a job
  6. 6.By being paid for driving the bus
  7. 7.To earn money for the things they need
  8. 8.By being paid for cutting hair

Questions about How People Earn Money

What does the How People Earn Money worksheet cover?

It practices earning an income — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.6.K-2: Explain how people earn money. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does How People Earn Money practice?

D2.Eco.6.K-2, under Economics for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Explain how people earn income.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

How People Earn Money is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.6.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does How People Earn Money come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 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 How People Earn Money 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 How People Earn Money free to print and photocopy?

Yes. How People Earn Money, 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.Eco.6.K-2?

Yes — “How People Earn Money” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Eco.6.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. How People Earn Money is the practice that follows it.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.6.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.