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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 198 · 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.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
  2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
  3. 3.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
  5. 5.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
  7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
  8. 8.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
  9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
  10. 10.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
  11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
  12. 12.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹250) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
  16. 16.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.For Ishaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.For Dev, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.For Arjun, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
  21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a toy robot
  22. 22.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
  23. 23.For Saanvi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
  26. 26.For Farhan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
  28. 28.For Rahul, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
  30. 30.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) a new party dress
  31. 31.For Saanvi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.For Sneha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Diya has ₹850. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
  36. 36.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
  37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
  38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
  39. 39.For Rahul, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.For Ishaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. a school uniform
  2. toothpaste
  3. 660
  4. a warm blanket
  5. Want
  6. a raincoat
  7. a bigger TV
  8. a remote-control car
  9. toothpaste
  10. a third cricket bat
  11. bus fare to school
  12. Want
  13. 670
  14. 600
  15. a remote-control car
  16. Need
  17. Need
  18. Want
  19. Want
  20. a schoolbag
  21. milk
  22. a toy robot
  23. Need
  24. 220
  25. toothpaste
  26. Need
  27. drinking water
  28. Need
  29. a sticker album
  30. a new party dress
  31. Want
  32. Need
  33. 670
  34. Want
  35. toothpaste
  36. a school uniform
  37. a warm blanket
  38. drinking water
  39. Want
  40. Need

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