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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 235 · 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.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
  2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
  3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
  4. 4.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
  5. 5.For Dev, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
  7. 7.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Dev, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Priya has ₹450. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
  12. 12.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
  15. 15.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Arjun has ₹650. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
  18. 18.For Zoya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
  20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
  21. 21.For Farhan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
  23. 23.For Aditya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.For Manav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
  26. 26.For Priya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) designer sunglasses
  28. 28.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and school shoes (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Priya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
  31. 31.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
  33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
  34. 34.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
  36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
  37. 37.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a warm blanket
  38. 38.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress

Answer key

  1. a raincoat
  2. a raincoat
  3. milk
  4. a toy robot
  5. Need
  6. a glitter pen set
  7. 420
  8. Need
  9. Want
  10. 260
  11. a third cricket bat
  12. Want
  13. 230
  14. a third cricket bat
  15. Need
  16. 380
  17. designer sunglasses
  18. Need
  19. a sticker album
  20. notebooks for school
  21. Want
  22. medicine when ill
  23. Want
  24. Want
  25. a new party dress
  26. Need
  27. designer sunglasses
  28. 570
  29. Want
  30. a video game
  31. Need
  32. notebooks for school
  33. a warm blanket
  34. 280
  35. toothpaste
  36. sweets every day
  37. sweets every day
  38. 270
  39. 360
  40. school shoes

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