Keeping a Check Register is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on keeping a check register for a bank account, aligned to C3 Framework indicator 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 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.
Keeping a Check Register
D2.Eco.9.3-5
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Read each record, then answer the questions.
1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
Rosa's Check Register for April
A check register written for this worksheet.
April 1: starting balance, $120
April 2: debit card, new shoes, $45
April 4: check number 214 to the dentist, $90
April 6: bank charge, overdraft fee, $35
April 10: deposit, paycheck, $350
1. What could Rosa have done to avoid the fee?
2. Why did the bank charge Rosa an overdraft fee?
3. By how much was the dentist check more than Rosa's balance? Write the number sentences.
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
Sam's Money Record for June
A money record written for this worksheet.
June 1: money on hand, $15
June 6: earned mowing lawns, $25
June 10: spent on a book, $8
June 13: earned mowing lawns, $25
June 20: gave to the animal shelter, $5
June 27: spent on a movie ticket, $12
1. How much did Sam give to the animal shelter?
2. How much did Sam earn mowing lawns in June?
3. Why is it useful for Sam to write down every amount?
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.9.3-5 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Keeping a Check Register
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Checked her balance and waited until her paycheck deposit on April 10 to pay the dentist. 2. Her check to the dentist was for more than her balance. 3. $120 − $45 = $75; $90 − $75 = $15 more than the balance.
2.1. $5. 2. $25 + $25 = $50. 3. The record shows where his money went and how much is left.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.9.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.