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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 125 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
  2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) sweets every day
  3. 3.For Pooja, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Lakshmi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) soap
  8. 8.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
  10. 10.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
  12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
  13. 13.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.For Farhan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
  18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
  19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
  20. 20.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
  21. 21.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
  23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
  24. 24.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
  27. 27.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) school shoes
  29. 29.For Vivaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) milk
  32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) a video game (d) drinking water
  33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
  34. 34.For Kavya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
  37. 37.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
  38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
  39. 39.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
  40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag

Answer key

  1. soap
  2. drinking water
  3. Need
  4. 460
  5. Want
  6. Want
  7. soap
  8. Need
  9. a school uniform
  10. 320
  11. a video game
  12. designer sunglasses
  13. Need
  14. Need
  15. Need
  16. 600
  17. a remote-control car
  18. a glitter pen set
  19. a raincoat
  20. a toy robot
  21. 590
  22. a warm blanket
  23. a glitter pen set
  24. Want
  25. Want
  26. a warm blanket
  27. Want
  28. a toy robot
  29. Need
  30. Need
  31. a bigger TV
  32. a video game
  33. bus fare to school
  34. Want
  35. Need
  36. a warm blanket
  37. a fancy phone cover
  38. a raincoat
  39. milk
  40. a sticker album

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