Why Countries Trade is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on trading between countries, aligned to C3 Framework indicator 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 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.
B.It lets people get things they cannot make where they live
C.It stops stores closing
4.Oranges grow where it is warm. Why do we still get them?
A.We make them
B.They are brought here from warm countries
C.They grow in the snow
5.A country grows lots of rice. What might it do?
A.Sell some rice to other countries
B.Hide the rice
C.Throw the extra away
6.Why does one country buy from another?
A.Because stores are full
B.Because the other country has something it cannot make
C.To be friendly only
7.Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. Where do they grow?
A.In the store
B.In the school garden
C.In warm countries far from here
8.What is trade?
A.Making rules
B.Buying and selling between people or countries
C.Growing food
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.14.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Why Countries Trade
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Buy wool from a country that has it
2.They are brought from a country where they grow
3.It lets people get things they cannot make where they live
4.They are brought here from warm countries
5.Sell some rice to other countries
6.Because the other country has something it cannot make
7.In warm countries far from here
8.Buying and selling between people or countries
Questions about Why Countries Trade
What does the Why Countries Trade worksheet cover?
It practices trading between countries — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.14.K-2: Say why people in one country buy and sell with people in another. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Why Countries Trade practice?
D2.Eco.14.K-2, under Economics for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Describe why people in one country trade goods and services with people in other countries.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Why Countries Trade is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.14.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Why Countries Trade 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 Why Countries Trade 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 Why Countries Trade free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Why Countries Trade, 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.14.K-2?
Yes — “Buying From Far Away” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Eco.14.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Why Countries Trade is the practice that follows it.
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.