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.

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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.

Ben's Check Register for October

A check register written for this worksheet. October 1: starting balance, $250 October 3: deposit, paycheck, $300 October 5: check number 101 to the landlord for rent, $400 October 9: debit card at the grocery store, $65 October 15: deposit, paycheck, $300 October 20: electronic payment to the electric company, $45

1. Why does Ben record debit card and electronic payments as well as checks?
2. How much did Ben deposit in October in all?
3. Which payment was made with a debit card?

2.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. Why did the bank charge Rosa an overdraft fee?
2. What could Rosa have done to avoid the fee?
3. How much was the overdraft fee?

LessonPrint · D2.Eco.9.3-5 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Keeping a Check Register

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Each payment takes money from the balance, so all of them must be recorded. 2. $300 + $300 = $600. 3. The grocery store, $65.
2.1. Her check to the dentist was for more than her balance. 2. Checked her balance and waited until her paycheck deposit on April 10 to pay the dentist. 3. $35.

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