Banks and the Town Fund is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on the role of a bank, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.9.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 pupils 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.
A.To hold wages and payments safely for 200 workers
B.To weave cloth
C.To store wool
2.A trader takes 40 on market day. Why use a bank?
A.So the takings are safe overnight
B.To avoid paying for goods
C.To make more money appear
3.What is the difference between a bank and the town fund?
A.There is none
B.The fund is the town's money; the bank is where money is kept safe
C.The fund is bigger
4.Does a bank own the money paid into it?
A.No, it looks after money that belongs to others
B.Yes
C.Only after a year
5.The council holds the town fund. Where would it be kept?
A.In a bank, so it is safe until it is voted out
B.At the market
C.In the town hall cupboard
6.Why is a bank safer than a locked drawer?
A.Drawers are small
B.It is built and guarded to hold money securely
C.Banks are nearer
7.What do we call money kept in a bank rather than spent?
A.Wages
B.Prices
C.Savings
8.Does a bank make the goods it lends money for?
A.Only cloth
B.Yes
C.No, it lends money to people who make things
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.9.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Banks and the Town Fund
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.To hold wages and payments safely for 200 workers
2.So the takings are safe overnight
3.The fund is the town's money; the bank is where money is kept safe
4.No, it looks after money that belongs to others
5.In a bank, so it is safe until it is voted out
6.It is built and guarded to hold money securely
7.Savings
8.No, it lends money to people who make things
Questions about Banks and the Town Fund
What does the Banks and the Town Fund worksheet cover?
It practises the role of a bank — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Eco.9.K-2: Describe what a bank is for. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Banks and the Town Fund practise?
D2.Eco.9.K-2 — D2.Eco.9.K-2, in the Economics domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Describe the role of banks in an economy.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Banks and the Town Fund is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.9.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Banks and the Town Fund 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 Banks and the Town Fund can I print?
25 — one per pupil, 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 Banks and the Town Fund free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Banks and the Town Fund, 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.9.K-2?
Yes — “Banks and the Town Fund” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Eco.9.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Banks and the Town Fund is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Eco.9.K-2
Describe what a bank is for.
Teaching this next? Banks and the Town Fund is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.