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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 18 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
  2. 2.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
  4. 4.For Priya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
  6. 6.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Isha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a video game
  9. 9.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) vegetables
  10. 10.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹170) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.For Tara, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
  14. 14.For Sneha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.For Karan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.For Aarav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Manav has ₹350. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
  19. 19.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
  20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
  21. 21.For Karan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
  23. 23.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
  24. 24.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹190) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
  27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
  28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
  29. 29.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹260) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
  32. 32.For Kavya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
  35. 35.For Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Joseph has ₹500. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹60) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
  38. 38.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
  39. 39.Ananya has ₹300. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) school shoes

Answer key

  1. a schoolbag
  2. 250
  3. a warm blanket
  4. Need
  5. a new party dress
  6. 140
  7. Want
  8. a video game
  9. vegetables
  10. Want
  11. 340
  12. Want
  13. notebooks for school
  14. Need
  15. Need
  16. Want
  17. 220
  18. school shoes
  19. a remote-control car
  20. toothpaste
  21. Want
  22. a new party dress
  23. a remote-control car
  24. Want
  25. 610
  26. medicine when ill
  27. a fancy phone cover
  28. sweets every day
  29. 440
  30. 700
  31. a fancy phone cover
  32. Need
  33. Need
  34. designer sunglasses
  35. Want
  36. 280
  37. a fancy phone cover
  38. a fancy phone cover
  39. 150
  40. school shoes

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