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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 106 · 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 Karan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) a new party dress
  3. 3.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
  5. 5.For Arjun, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
  7. 7.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
  9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
  11. 11.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
  12. 12.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) vegetables
  13. 13.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
  14. 14.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
  16. 16.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
  19. 19.For Manav, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
  22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
  23. 23.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
  25. 25.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
  26. 26.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
  29. 29.For Arjun, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Riya has ₹350. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
  32. 32.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
  34. 34.For Karan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.For Farhan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.For Saanvi, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
  38. 38.For Priya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
  40. 40.For Kavya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. soap
  3. 400
  4. a warm blanket
  5. Want
  6. a schoolbag
  7. 250
  8. milk
  9. a school uniform
  10. a remote-control car
  11. school shoes
  12. designer sunglasses
  13. a glitter pen set
  14. 390
  15. notebooks for school
  16. 390
  17. 250
  18. drinking water
  19. Want
  20. 320
  21. medicine when ill
  22. notebooks for school
  23. Need
  24. drinking water
  25. notebooks for school
  26. Want
  27. 370
  28. a schoolbag
  29. Need
  30. 170
  31. sweets every day
  32. Want
  33. notebooks for school
  34. Need
  35. Want
  36. Need
  37. a new party dress
  38. Need
  39. a bigger TV
  40. Need

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