Grade 2 | HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES
WEEK 8 • PRACTICE WORKBOOK • DAYS 36–40
Read the matching lesson in the Week 8 Student Textbook first. Write each answer on the line below its question. Day 40 is answered on your own.
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Day 36: Goods and Services
Sort these
apples, a doctor’s checkup, a bicycle, mowing a lawn, a book, delivering mail
- Which items in the list are goods?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Which items in the list are services?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Explain the difference between a good and a service, using one example of each from the list.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 37: Producers and Consumers
Who is it?
| Person | What the person is doing |
|---|---|
| Ms. Diaz | Grows tomatoes on her farm |
| Ben | Buys tomatoes at the market |
| Mr. Lee | Repairs bicycles in his shop |
| Grace | Pays to have her bike repaired |
- Which two people are producers?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Which two people are consumers?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- The baker buys flour from a mill to make bread. Explain how the baker can be both a producer and a consumer.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 38: From Field to Store
A shirt’s journey
| Step | Who does it |
|---|---|
| 1. Grow and pick cotton | Farmer |
| 2. Spin thread and weave cloth | Mill workers |
| 3. Sew shirts | Factory workers |
| 4. Carry shirts to stores | Truck drivers |
| 5. Sell shirts | Store clerks |
- What happens at the mill?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Who carries the shirts to the store?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Explain why a store could not sell cotton shirts if the farmer did not do his or her job.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 39: Earning and Spending
Money moves
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mom pays the baker $4 for bread |
| 2 | The baker pays the farmer for wheat |
| 3 | The farmer pays the mechanic to fix a tractor |
| 4 | The mechanic buys groceries |
- In step 1, who is the consumer?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- In step 3, who earns income?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Explain how the baker is helped when Mom buys bread, and how the farmer is helped next.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 40: Independent Check: Goods, Services, Producers and Consumers
Story: Market Day
On Saturday, Mr. Ray sold peaches from his orchard at the town market. Mia’s family bought a basket of peaches. Then Mr. Ray paid a girl named Ana to paint a sign for his stand. Ana used the money to buy a book.
Answer on your own. An adult may read the questions aloud but should not give the answers.
- Name one good from the story.
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Name one service from the story.
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Explain how Mr. Ray was both a producer and a consumer in the story.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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