Home / Social Studies / Printables / Kindergarten to Grade 2 / Banks and the Town Fund 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. 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 2. A trader takes 40 on market day. Why use a bank?
A. To make more money appear B. So the takings are safe overnight C. To avoid paying for goods 3. Why is a bank safer than a locked drawer?
A. Banks are nearer B. Drawers are small C. It is built and guarded to hold money securely 4. Why might the mill have used a bank in 1868?
A. To hold wages and payments safely for 200 workers B. To store wool C. To weave cloth 5. 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 6. Does a bank own the money paid into it?
A. No, it looks after money that belongs to others B. Only after a year C. Yes 7. What do we call money kept in a bank rather than spent?
8. 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 LessonPrint · D2.Eco.9.K-2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Banks and the Town Fund Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1. The fund is the town's money; the bank is where money is kept safe 2. So the takings are safe overnight 3. It is built and guarded to hold money securely 4. To hold wages and payments safely for 200 workers 5. No, it lends money to people who make things 6. No, it looks after money that belongs to others 7. Savings 8. In a bank, so it is safe until it is voted out Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.9.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.