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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 115 · 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 Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.For Pooja, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
  5. 5.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
  6. 6.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Rahul, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
  9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
  10. 10.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
  11. 11.For Dev, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
  13. 13.Riya has ₹700. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
  15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
  16. 16.For Ishaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
  18. 18.Zoya has ₹700. First Zoya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.For Meera, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
  22. 22.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
  23. 23.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) school shoes
  24. 24.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
  25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
  26. 26.For Zoya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.For Arjun, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.For Vivaan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
  31. 31.For Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.For Nisha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
  35. 35.For Priya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.For Priya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
  38. 38.For Ananya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Pooja has ₹850. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a school uniform (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) soap

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. Need
  3. Need
  4. medicine when ill
  5. a schoolbag
  6. 660
  7. Need
  8. vegetables
  9. a bigger TV
  10. soap
  11. Need
  12. a fancy phone cover
  13. 240
  14. a fancy phone cover
  15. school shoes
  16. Need
  17. designer sunglasses
  18. 420
  19. Want
  20. 330
  21. medicine when ill
  22. a fancy phone cover
  23. a glitter pen set
  24. a school uniform
  25. bus fare to school
  26. Want
  27. Want
  28. Need
  29. Want
  30. milk
  31. Want
  32. Need
  33. 410
  34. a remote-control car
  35. Want
  36. Need
  37. sweets every day
  38. Need
  39. 450
  40. a toy robot

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