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Why Save It? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on why people save, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.10.K-2. It prints 8 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Why Save It?

D2.Eco.10.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.Saving means...
  • A.Spending it faster
  • B.Giving it away
  • C.Keeping money instead of spending it now
2.Why is a money box useful?
  • A.It makes money
  • B.It spends money
  • C.It keeps your savings in one place
3.What is hard about saving?
  • A.You have to wait to buy the thing
  • B.The money disappears
  • C.It costs extra
4.You save 2 coins a week. After three weeks you have...
  • A.3 coins
  • B.2 coins
  • C.6 coins
5.You spend every coin the day you get it. What cannot you do?
  • A.Save time
  • B.Nothing changes
  • C.Buy anything that costs more than one day's coins
6.Why do people save money?
  • A.To buy something bigger later
  • B.Because coins are heavy
  • C.Because shops are shut
7.Your family saves for a holiday. What are they doing?
  • A.Spending more each week
  • B.Borrowing a holiday
  • C.Keeping money back each week until there is enough
8.You want a kite that costs 10 coins. You have 4. What can you do?
  • A.Give up on kites
  • B.Buy half a kite
  • C.Save until you have 10 coins

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Answer key — Why Save It?

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Keeping money instead of spending it now
  2. 2.It keeps your savings in one place
  3. 3.You have to wait to buy the thing
  4. 4.6 coins
  5. 5.Buy anything that costs more than one day's coins
  6. 6.To buy something bigger later
  7. 7.Keeping money back each week until there is enough
  8. 8.Save until you have 10 coins

More practice for D2.Eco.10.K-2

Explain why people save money instead of spending it.

Teaching this next? Why People Save is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.10.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.