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Bonds, Funds and Societies is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on financial institutions and what they do, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.9.3-5. 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 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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Bonds, Funds and Societies

D2.Eco.9.3-5

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Draw a line from each one to what it does.

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Answer key — Bonds, Funds and Societies

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A pension fund — A (Contributions are invested to pay incomes decades later) 2. A credit union — D (Members lend to each other at a rate they set together) 3. A stock exchange — B (Shares in companies are bought and sold) 4. A building society — C (Members' savings are lent so members can buy homes)
  2. 2.1. A central bank — D (Sets the rate at which banks themselves borrow) 2. A commercial bank — A (Takes deposits from many and lends to borrowers) 3. A mutual insurance society — C (Many contribute so one member's loss is covered) 4. A government bond issue — B (The public lends to the state and is repaid with interest)

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.9.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.