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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 12 · 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.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
  2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
  3. 3.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) notebooks for school
  4. 4.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
  5. 5.For Riya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Joseph, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
  9. 9.For Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
  11. 11.For Vivaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.For Nisha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
  15. 15.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.For Manav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹300) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.For Karan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
  20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
  21. 21.For Priya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
  24. 24.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
  25. 25.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Riya has ₹400. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
  28. 28.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
  29. 29.Joseph has ₹600. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and socks (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) milk
  33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
  34. 34.For Zoya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
  36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) soap
  37. 37.For Isha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
  39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) school shoes
  40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat

Answer key

  1. bus fare to school
  2. a warm blanket
  3. a bigger TV
  4. school shoes
  5. Need
  6. Need
  7. 350
  8. vegetables
  9. Need
  10. a new party dress
  11. Need
  12. Want
  13. Need
  14. rice and dal
  15. 420
  16. Need
  17. 450
  18. Need
  19. a warm blanket
  20. a third cricket bat
  21. Need
  22. 210
  23. medicine when ill
  24. drinking water
  25. 160
  26. 210
  27. a sticker album
  28. a third cricket bat
  29. 350
  30. Need
  31. 470
  32. extra comic books
  33. a schoolbag
  34. Want
  35. sweets every day
  36. soap
  37. Need
  38. a warm blanket
  39. a sticker album
  40. notebooks for school

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