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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.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
2.Does a bank make the goods it lends money for?
  • A.Yes
  • B.Only cloth
  • C.No, it lends money to people who make things
3.Why might the mill have used a bank in 1868?
  • A.To weave cloth
  • B.To hold wages and payments safely for 200 workers
  • C.To store wool
4.What do we call money kept in a bank rather than spent?
  • A.Savings
  • B.Wages
  • C.Prices
5.What is the difference between a bank and the town fund?
  • A.The fund is the town's money; the bank is where money is kept safe
  • B.The fund is bigger
  • C.There is none
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.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
8.A trader takes 40 on market day. Why use a bank?
  • A.So the takings are safe overnight
  • B.To make more money appear
  • C.To avoid paying for goods

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Answer key — Banks and the Town Fund

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

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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.