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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 180 · 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 new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
  2. 2.Sneha has ₹700. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹200) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
  4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a raincoat (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
  5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
  6. 6.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Diya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
  9. 9.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.For Manav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
  12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
  13. 13.For Joseph, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
  15. 15.For Aarav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
  17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
  18. 18.Kabir has ₹400. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
  20. 20.For Rahul, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a fancy phone cover
  22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
  23. 23.Zoya has ₹350. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
  26. 26.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
  28. 28.For Saanvi, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
  30. 30.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Gurpreet has ₹500. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Rahul has ₹450. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Tara, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
  36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) notebooks for school
  37. 37.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
  39. 39.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school

Answer key

  1. milk
  2. 440
  3. a sticker album
  4. a glitter pen set
  5. a bigger TV
  6. 150
  7. Want
  8. milk
  9. 650
  10. Need
  11. a new party dress
  12. a schoolbag
  13. Want
  14. sweets every day
  15. Want
  16. school shoes
  17. vegetables
  18. 190
  19. vegetables
  20. Want
  21. vegetables
  22. designer sunglasses
  23. 220
  24. Want
  25. toothpaste
  26. 200
  27. a bigger TV
  28. Want
  29. a new party dress
  30. 520
  31. 220
  32. 210
  33. Need
  34. Want
  35. vegetables
  36. a third cricket bat
  37. Want
  38. rice and dal
  39. Need
  40. designer sunglasses

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