Reading a Simple Budget is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on finding what a budget spends, saves and gives, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D3.1.3-5. It prints 2 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 18 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.
Reading a Simple Budget
D3.1.3-5
NameDate
Read each budget, then answer the questions. Show your work.
1.Read the budget, then answer the questions.
Jada's Lemonade Stand: One Saturday
A budget written for this worksheet.
Money in from sales: $30
Paid back to Mom for lemons and sugar: $9
Saved for summer camp: $15
Given to the library book drive: $3
Spent on a movie ticket: $3
1. Why did Jada pay her mom back first?
2. What is Jada saving for?
3. How much did Jada have left after paying back $9 for lemons and sugar?
2.Read the budget, then answer the questions.
Sam's Birthday Money Plan
A budget written for this worksheet.
Gift from Grandma: $25
Save in the bank for college: $15
Spend on a book: $7
Give to the park cleanup fund: $3
1. Is Sam's money income? How do you know?
2. Where did Sam's money come from?
3. How much does Sam spend and give in all?
LessonPrint · D3.1.3-5 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading a Simple Budget
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The lemons and sugar were a cost of running the stand. 2. Summer camp. 3. $30 − $9 = $21
2.1. No. It is a gift from Grandma, not money Sam earned by working. 2. A birthday gift from Grandma. 3. $7 + $3 = $10
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.