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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.

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Banks and the Town Fund

D2.Eco.9.K-2

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1.Does a bank make the goods it lends money for?
  • A.No, it lends money to people who make things
  • B.Only cloth
  • C.Yes
2.A trader takes 40 on market day. Why use a bank?
  • A.To avoid paying for goods
  • B.To make more money appear
  • C.So the takings are safe overnight
3.What is the difference between a bank and the town fund?
  • A.There is none
  • B.The fund is bigger
  • C.The fund is the town's money; the bank is where money is kept safe
4.Does a bank own the money paid into it?
  • A.Yes
  • B.Only after a year
  • C.No, it looks after money that belongs to others
5.The council holds the town fund. Where would it be kept?
  • A.In the town hall cupboard
  • B.At the market
  • C.In a bank, so it is safe until it is voted out
6.Why is a bank safer than a locked drawer?
  • A.It is built and guarded to hold money securely
  • B.Drawers are small
  • C.Banks are nearer
7.What do we call money kept in a bank rather than spent?
  • A.Savings
  • B.Prices
  • C.Wages
8.Why might the mill have used a bank in 1868?
  • A.To store wool
  • B.To hold wages and payments safely for 200 workers
  • C.To weave cloth

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Answer key — Banks and the Town Fund

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  1. 1.No, it lends money to people who make things
  2. 2.So the takings are safe overnight
  3. 3.The fund is the town's money; the bank is where money is kept safe
  4. 4.No, it looks after money that belongs to others
  5. 5.In a bank, so it is safe until it is voted out
  6. 6.It is built and guarded to hold money securely
  7. 7.Savings
  8. 8.To hold wages and payments safely for 200 workers

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.9.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.