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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 137 · 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 Nisha, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
  3. 3.For Rahul, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
  6. 6.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
  8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) extra comic books
  9. 9.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
  12. 12.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
  14. 14.For Rahul, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
  16. 16.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
  17. 17.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
  18. 18.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
  19. 19.Meera has ₹900. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a raincoat (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
  21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
  22. 22.For Pooja, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Sneha has ₹600. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
  25. 25.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.For Zoya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
  29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
  30. 30.For Dev, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
  33. 33.For Karan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.For Aditya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
  36. 36.Lakshmi has ₹500. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
  38. 38.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
  39. 39.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. sweets every day
  3. Need
  4. Want
  5. a warm blanket
  6. Want
  7. rice and dal
  8. milk
  9. Want
  10. 330
  11. bus fare to school
  12. Need
  13. toothpaste
  14. Want
  15. a toy robot
  16. rice and dal
  17. a bigger TV
  18. rice and dal
  19. 460
  20. notebooks for school
  21. a video game
  22. Want
  23. 450
  24. a bigger TV
  25. Want
  26. Need
  27. Want
  28. a bigger TV
  29. notebooks for school
  30. Need
  31. 440
  32. a raincoat
  33. Need
  34. Need
  35. a third cricket bat
  36. 280
  37. a schoolbag
  38. a fancy phone cover
  39. 190
  40. milk

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