Earning, Spending and Saving Choices is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on the choices people make with the money they earn, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.6.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 students 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.
2.Jake wants a bike that costs more than he has. What is a good choice?
A.Give up and never try
B.Save some money each week until he has enough
C.Spend his money on toys now
3.A teacher earns a paycheck. Which is a way she might spend it?
A.Paying the rent for her apartment
B.Throwing it in the trash
C.Planting it in the garden
4.Why might a family choose a home near a parent's job?
A.The parent spends less time and money getting to work
B.Jobs are always far away
C.The house will be a different color
5.If you spend all your money today, what happens?
A.You get more money tomorrow
B.You have none left to save for later
C.Your money doubles
6.Rosa earns $10 mowing lawns. Which choice is saving?
A.Buying candy with all of it
B.Putting the $10 in her piggy bank
C.Spending it at the movies
7.Kim earns money for chores. What is a benefit of saving part of it?
A.She will have money later for something bigger
B.She can never spend it
C.Saved money disappears
8.Which of these is income earned from work?
A.Coins found on the sidewalk
B.A birthday gift from Grandma
C.Pay for walking a neighbor's dog
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Answer key — Earning, Spending and Saving Choices
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.That money cannot be saved for something else
2.Save some money each week until he has enough
3.Paying the rent for her apartment
4.The parent spends less time and money getting to work
5.You have none left to save for later
6.Putting the $10 in her piggy bank
7.She will have money later for something bigger
8.Pay for walking a neighbor's dog
Questions about Earning, Spending and Saving Choices
What does the Earning, Spending and Saving Choices worksheet cover?
It practices the choices people make with the money they earn — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.6.K-2: Explain how people earn money. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Earning, Spending and Saving Choices practice?
D2.Eco.6.K-2, under Economics for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Explain how people earn income.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Earning, Spending and Saving Choices is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.6.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Earning, Spending and Saving Choices 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 Earning, Spending and Saving Choices can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Earning, Spending and Saving Choices free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Earning, Spending and Saving Choices, 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.