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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 22 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
  2. 2.For Rohan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.For Diya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.For Vivaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
  7. 7.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
  8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
  9. 9.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
  10. 10.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
  12. 12.For Manav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
  15. 15.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
  17. 17.Karan has ₹350. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
  19. 19.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  21. 21.Nisha has ₹850. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
  25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
  26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) a toy robot
  27. 27.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
  28. 28.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
  29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
  30. 30.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
  32. 32.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
  34. 34.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
  36. 36.For Riya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
  38. 38.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.For Saanvi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school

Answer key

  1. bus fare to school
  2. Need
  3. Want
  4. 170
  5. Want
  6. drinking water
  7. a raincoat
  8. extra comic books
  9. a warm blanket
  10. 300
  11. a schoolbag
  12. Need
  13. Want
  14. a bigger TV
  15. 770
  16. toothpaste
  17. 190
  18. a school uniform
  19. 190
  20. rice and dal
  21. 560
  22. Need
  23. Want
  24. a warm blanket
  25. bus fare to school
  26. milk
  27. soap
  28. school shoes
  29. vegetables
  30. Want
  31. medicine when ill
  32. Need
  33. drinking water
  34. Want
  35. a third cricket bat
  36. Want
  37. a toy robot
  38. Want
  39. Need
  40. sweets every day

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