Budgets and Money Decisions
Grade 4 - Social Studies - Building Confidence

A family has a grocery bill that changes depending on what is bought. Is this expense fixed or variable?
- variable
- income
- fixed
Kenji's car wash fundraiser made $60 in sales. Supplies cost $20. What was the profit?
- $38
- $42
- $40
Priya keeps $20 in a piggy bank that earns nothing extra. A bank savings account can slowly earn interest instead. Which option grows the money by itself?
- both grow the same amount
- the bank savings account
- the piggy bank
Noah gets $10. Noah plans to spend $5, save $3, and give $2 to a food pantry. How much will Noah give?
- $3
- $5
- $2
Which is one purpose of a bank or credit union?
- it keeps people's money safe and can lend money
- it keeps all deposited money for itself
- it spends customers' savings on gifts for itself
A family pays the same $900 rent every single month. Is this expense fixed or variable?
- income
- profit
- fixed
Aiyana's friendship bracelet stand made $18 in sales. Supplies cost $6. What was the profit?
- $9
- $11
- $12
Priya saves the same $20 for a year in two places: one account that earns interest, and one jar that earns nothing extra. Which will have more money at the end of the year?
- they will have the same amount
- the account that earns interest
- the jar that earns nothing extra
Noah gets $10 and plans to spend $5, save $3, and give $2 to a food pantry. How much will Noah save?
- $10
- $5
- $3
A family needs to borrow money for a car. Which kind of place offers loans?
- a farm
- a bank
- a toy store