Community Helpers — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which community helper would you visit if you had a toothache?
A) Farmer
B) Dentist
C) Mail carrier
D) Bus driver
You would visit a dentist if you had a toothache because dentists take care of teeth.
2. A florist grows and sells flowers. Does a florist provide goods or services?
A) Only services
B) Only goods
C) Both goods and services
D) Neither goods nor services
A florist provides goods because flowers are products that people can buy and take home.
3. What is one way a sanitation worker helps the community?
A) Teaching reading lessons
B) Collecting trash to keep streets clean
C) Flying airplanes
D) Selling groceries at a store
A sanitation worker helps the community by collecting trash and recycling to keep streets clean and healthy.
4. Which pair of helpers BOTH provide services?
A) Baker and farmer
B) Teacher and firefighter
C) Florist and baker
D) Farmer and florist
Both teachers and firefighters provide services — teachers help children learn and firefighters put out fires.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A person who grows vegetables and raises chickens is a farmer.
A farmer grows crops like corn and wheat on a farm for people to eat.
2. A bus driver drives children to and from school each day.
A bus driver drives a big bus to take children safely to and from school.
3. A nurse takes care of people who are sick.
A nurse helps the doctor take care of sick people by giving medicine and checking on patients.
4. Without community helpers, our neighborhoods would not run smoothly.
Community helpers work together to keep the community running smoothly so everyone is safe and happy.
5. A grocery store worker helps families buy food.
A chef prepares food at a restaurant, cooking meals for people to enjoy.