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

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Answer key — Why Save It?

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.6 coins
  2. 2.Keeping money back each week until there is enough
  3. 3.It keeps your savings in one place
  4. 4.Buy anything that costs more than one day's coins
  5. 5.Keeping money instead of spending it now
  6. 6.Save until you have 10 coins
  7. 7.You have to wait to buy the thing
  8. 8.To buy something bigger later

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.