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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 120 · 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 Isha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
  5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
  6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) milk
  7. 7.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.For Pooja, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
  10. 10.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
  11. 11.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
  13. 13.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
  16. 16.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
  18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
  19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
  20. 20.For Manav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Rahul has ₹750. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) sweets every day
  23. 23.For Riya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.For Joseph, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
  26. 26.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
  27. 27.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
  28. 28.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
  30. 30.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) milk
  31. 31.For Rahul, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
  35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
  36. 36.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.For Diya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹140) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.For Saanvi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. Want
  3. 160
  4. a video game
  5. medicine when ill
  6. milk
  7. Need
  8. Need
  9. rice and dal
  10. sweets every day
  11. 570
  12. milk
  13. Need
  14. Need
  15. a glitter pen set
  16. Need
  17. bus fare to school
  18. a fancy phone cover
  19. a school uniform
  20. Need
  21. 340
  22. soap
  23. Want
  24. Want
  25. extra comic books
  26. soap
  27. school shoes
  28. 140
  29. soap
  30. milk
  31. Need
  32. 150
  33. 270
  34. a raincoat
  35. notebooks for school
  36. Want
  37. Need
  38. 410
  39. Want
  40. drinking water

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