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Saving at Town Scale is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on why people save, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.10.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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Saving at Town Scale

D2.Eco.10.K-2

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1.The town saves 100 a year. How long for an 800 roof?
  • A.Eighty years
  • B.Eight years
  • C.Eight months
2.The roof costs 800 and the fund holds 300. What must the town do?
  • A.Save until the fund reaches 800
  • B.Mend half the roof
  • C.Give up the library
3.Why might a town borrow instead of saving?
  • A.So the roof is mended now rather than in eight years
  • B.To avoid voting
  • C.Because saving is banned
4.Saving means...
  • A.Spending faster
  • B.Never spending
  • C.Keeping money now so it can be spent later
5.Why does a town keep a fund at all?
  • A.Because banks require it
  • B.So it can pay for things that cost more than one year's income
  • C.To look wealthy
6.What is the cost of saving for the roof?
  • A.The roof
  • B.Nothing
  • C.Everything else the fund could have paid for meanwhile
7.A family saves for a hard winter. What are they protecting against?
  • A.Market day
  • B.Rain
  • C.A time when wages stop or prices rise
8.The school needs coal every winter. Should the town save for it?
  • A.Yes, a store put by means no cold rooms when delivery fails
  • B.No, coal is cheap
  • C.No, winter is short

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Answer key — Saving at Town Scale

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  1. 1.Eight years
  2. 2.Save until the fund reaches 800
  3. 3.So the roof is mended now rather than in eight years
  4. 4.Keeping money now so it can be spent later
  5. 5.So it can pay for things that cost more than one year's income
  6. 6.Everything else the fund could have paid for meanwhile
  7. 7.A time when wages stop or prices rise
  8. 8.Yes, a store put by means no cold rooms when delivery fails

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.10.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.