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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 271 · 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 Sneha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
  3. 3.For Aditya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
  5. 5.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
  6. 6.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
  8. 8.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
  11. 11.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.For Aditya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Rahul has ₹650. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Saanvi has ₹900. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and a water bottle (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
  21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
  22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
  23. 23.Aditya has ₹600. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
  25. 25.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
  29. 29.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.For Gurpreet, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
  32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
  33. 33.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
  35. 35.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.For Joseph, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
  39. 39.For Vivaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. school shoes
  3. Need
  4. soap
  5. rice and dal
  6. Want
  7. a third cricket bat
  8. 520
  9. Need
  10. a new party dress
  11. 280
  12. Need
  13. 190
  14. Want
  15. 510
  16. Need
  17. 410
  18. 230
  19. 170
  20. rice and dal
  21. a video game
  22. milk
  23. 330
  24. a remote-control car
  25. 260
  26. 250
  27. 400
  28. extra comic books
  29. 290
  30. Need
  31. a schoolbag
  32. a fancy phone cover
  33. 830
  34. a raincoat
  35. Need
  36. Need
  37. Need
  38. bus fare to school
  39. Need
  40. school shoes

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