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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.Why might the mill have used a bank in 1868?
  • A.To store wool
  • B.To weave cloth
  • C.To hold wages and payments safely for 200 workers
2.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
3.Why is a bank safer than a locked drawer?
  • A.It is built and guarded to hold money securely
  • B.Banks are nearer
  • C.Drawers are small
4.What is the difference between a bank and the town fund?
  • A.The fund is bigger
  • B.The fund is the town's money; the bank is where money is kept safe
  • C.There is none
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.What do we call money kept in a bank rather than spent?
  • A.Wages
  • B.Savings
  • C.Prices
7.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.In the town hall cupboard
  • C.At the market
8.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

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Answer key — Banks and the Town Fund

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