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.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A credit union
A government bond issue
A building society
A central bank
A.Sets the rate at which banks themselves borrow
B.The public lends to the state and is repaid with interest
C.Members lend to each other at a rate they set together
D.Members' savings are lent so members can buy homes
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A mutual insurance society
A pension fund
A commercial bank
A stock exchange
A.Shares in companies are bought and sold
B.Many contribute so one member's loss is covered
C.Takes deposits from many and lends to borrowers
D.Contributions are invested to pay incomes decades later
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Answer key — Bonds, Funds and Societies
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A credit union — C (Members lend to each other at a rate they set together) 2. A government bond issue — B (The public lends to the state and is repaid with interest) 3. A building society — D (Members' savings are lent so members can buy homes) 4. A central bank — A (Sets the rate at which banks themselves borrow)
2.1. A mutual insurance society — B (Many contribute so one member's loss is covered) 2. A pension fund — D (Contributions are invested to pay incomes decades later) 3. A commercial bank — C (Takes deposits from many and lends to borrowers) 4. A stock exchange — A (Shares in companies are bought and sold)
More practice for D2.Eco.9.3-5
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