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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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Why Save It?

D2.Eco.10.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

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

LessonPrint · D2.Eco.10.K-2 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Why Save It?

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.To buy something bigger later
  2. 2.Keeping money back each week until there is enough
  3. 3.You have to wait to buy the thing
  4. 4.Buy anything that costs more than one day's coins
  5. 5.It keeps your savings in one place
  6. 6.6 coins
  7. 7.Save until you have 10 coins
  8. 8.Keeping money instead of spending it now

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.