2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 11
Making & Trading
From farm to table
What your child practices
How food is grown, processed, shipped and sold long ago and today, the work of farmers, processors, distributors and grocers, and why people trade.
California Content Standards learning standard: 2.4.1; 2.4.2 · food production and consumption long ago and today, and how buyers and sellers depend on each other
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A family decides to buy a bike instead of a trip. The benefit is…
- a bike to ride every day
- nothing
- a trip
a bike to ride every day
Hint: The benefit is what you get.
Question 2
A wheat farmer and a baker work together to make…
- cars
- bread
- boats
bread
Hint: Many workers help make one good.
Question 3
Which is a good grown in the Central Valley?
- almonds
- bananas
- salmon from rivers in Alaska
- maple syrup
almonds
Hint: Almond orchards cover the valley.
Question 4
Who takes food from farms to stores?
- a librarian
- a distributor
- a dentist
- a firefighter
a distributor
Hint: Distributors move goods.
Question 5
Why does a dentist go to school for many years?
- to play games
- to learn special skills
- to rest
to learn special skills
Hint: Some jobs need lots of training.
Question 6
A nurse learns how to…
- care for sick people
- grow wheat
- fix cars
care for sick people
Hint: Nurses go to school to learn their skills.