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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 272 · 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 Nisha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.For Aditya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.For Kabir, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
  5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
  6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
  7. 7.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
  9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
  10. 10.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
  11. 11.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
  12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
  13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
  14. 14.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
  15. 15.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
  17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
  18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
  19. 19.For Kabir, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.For Tara, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.For Rahul, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
  24. 24.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
  25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
  26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) notebooks for school
  27. 27.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  29. 29.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
  31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
  32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
  33. 33.For Meera, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
  35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) medicine when ill
  36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
  38. 38.For Gurpreet, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. Need
  3. Want
  4. a school uniform
  5. a schoolbag
  6. a sticker album
  7. Want
  8. soap
  9. rice and dal
  10. a toy robot
  11. a warm blanket
  12. rice and dal
  13. a warm blanket
  14. extra comic books
  15. Want
  16. a sticker album
  17. vegetables
  18. milk
  19. Need
  20. 210
  21. Want
  22. Want
  23. notebooks for school
  24. designer sunglasses
  25. toothpaste
  26. notebooks for school
  27. Want
  28. a video game
  29. 140
  30. designer sunglasses
  31. bus fare to school
  32. school shoes
  33. Want
  34. rice and dal
  35. a bigger TV
  36. a warm blanket
  37. school shoes
  38. Want
  39. Need
  40. Need

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