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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 266 · 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.For Tara, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.For Aditya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
  4. 4.For Riya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Dev, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.For Karan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.For Nisha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹260) and a lunch box (₹310). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
  11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
  12. 12.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
  13. 13.For Pooja, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
  15. 15.For Aarav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
  17. 17.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Kavya has ₹950. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
  20. 20.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.For Karan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.For Ananya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
  24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a raincoat
  25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
  26. 26.For Isha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.For Kabir, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
  29. 29.For Lakshmi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) vegetables
  32. 32.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
  34. 34.Manav has ₹350. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
  36. 36.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
  38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) soap (d) a schoolbag
  39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
  40. 40.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. Need
  3. a new party dress
  4. Want
  5. Want
  6. Need
  7. Want
  8. Need
  9. 430
  10. a bigger TV
  11. toothpaste
  12. drinking water
  13. Need
  14. toothpaste
  15. Want
  16. drinking water
  17. 450
  18. 710
  19. school shoes
  20. 290
  21. Need
  22. Want
  23. a remote-control car
  24. a raincoat
  25. vegetables
  26. Want
  27. Want
  28. a school uniform
  29. Need
  30. Need
  31. a sticker album
  32. 270
  33. a toy robot
  34. 160
  35. a remote-control car
  36. Need
  37. notebooks for school
  38. a sticker album
  39. a warm blanket
  40. 470

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