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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 105 · 40 sums
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The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

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  1. 1.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.For Priya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
  5. 5.For Manav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Arjun, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Saanvi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
  9. 9.For Gurpreet, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
  11. 11.For Aarav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
  13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
  14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
  15. 15.For Riya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
  17. 17.Riya has ₹600. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
  19. 19.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹80) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.For Aarav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) a raincoat
  22. 22.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹240) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Zoya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
  25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
  26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) milk
  28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
  29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
  30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
  31. 31.Vivaan has ₹850. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹240) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Karan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
  34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
  35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
  36. 36.For Aditya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
  38. 38.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.For Rohan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. Want
  3. Want
  4. notebooks for school
  5. Need
  6. Want
  7. Need
  8. a third cricket bat
  9. Need
  10. a new party dress
  11. Need
  12. rice and dal
  13. school shoes
  14. a bigger TV
  15. Want
  16. a school uniform
  17. 280
  18. a fancy phone cover
  19. 200
  20. Need
  21. a remote-control car
  22. 420
  23. Need
  24. vegetables
  25. a toy robot
  26. milk
  27. a new party dress
  28. toothpaste
  29. a bigger TV
  30. drinking water
  31. 540
  32. Need
  33. notebooks for school
  34. a school uniform
  35. a schoolbag
  36. Want
  37. a new party dress
  38. 230
  39. Need
  40. Need

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