Planned or Unplanned Spending? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the costs and benefits of planned and unplanned spending, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.1.3-5. It prints 6 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 20 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Planned or Unplanned Spending?
D2.Eco.1.3-5
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Sort the spending, then circle the best answers.
1.Sort each one: Planned or Unplanned?
Sort: Saving for six weeks to buy a soccer ball, Buying a toy the same day you saw it in an ad, Buying an umbrella when a storm starts on the walk home, Deciding to spend $10 at the fair before you go
PlannedUnplanned
2.Sort each one: Planned or Unplanned?
Sort: Comparing prices before buying a bike helmet, Buying a second slushie at the game without thinking, Buying a game because a friend just got it, Writing a grocery list and sticking to it
PlannedUnplanned
3.What is a budget?
A.A plan for how to use your money
B.A tax on toys
C.A kind of store
4.What can be a benefit of an unplanned purchase?
A.You get something you need right away, like an umbrella in a storm
B.It never costs anything
C.It always saves money
5.Marco has $10 and a list: a notebook for $3 and pencils for $2. How much is left if he sticks to his plan?
A.$3 + $2 = $5; $10 − $5 = $5
B.$8
C.$7
6.Which shows planned spending?
A.Buying whatever is near the register
B.Making a list before going to the store
C.Spending all your money at the first store
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Answer key — Planned or Unplanned Spending?
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a toy the same day you saw it in an ad — Unplanned 2. Buying an umbrella when a storm starts on the walk home — Unplanned 3. Deciding to spend $10 at the fair before you go — Planned 4. Saving for six weeks to buy a soccer ball — Planned
2.1. Buying a game because a friend just got it — Unplanned 2. Buying a second slushie at the game without thinking — Unplanned 3. Comparing prices before buying a bike helmet — Planned 4. Writing a grocery list and sticking to it — Planned
3.A plan for how to use your money
4.You get something you need right away, like an umbrella in a storm
5.$3 + $2 = $5; $10 − $5 = $5
6.Making a list before going to the store
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.