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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 34 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
  2. 2.Kavya has ₹650. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Isha has ₹300. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
  5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) extra comic books
  6. 6.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
  7. 7.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
  9. 9.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹150) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a school uniform (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
  14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) a schoolbag
  15. 15.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a raincoat (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
  17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
  18. 18.For Priya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
  20. 20.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
  22. 22.For Karan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
  24. 24.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹310) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a video game
  26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
  27. 27.For Farhan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
  29. 29.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
  30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
  31. 31.For Ananya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
  33. 33.For Ananya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.For Saanvi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.For Joseph, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.For Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.For Manav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Ishaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. soap
  2. 350
  3. 160
  4. bus fare to school
  5. milk
  6. milk
  7. 210
  8. notebooks for school
  9. 210
  10. 300
  11. Need
  12. 390
  13. medicine when ill
  14. a third cricket bat
  15. 700
  16. a glitter pen set
  17. a third cricket bat
  18. Need
  19. drinking water
  20. 150
  21. a sticker album
  22. Want
  23. soap
  24. 440
  25. school shoes
  26. a toy robot
  27. Need
  28. a glitter pen set
  29. a schoolbag
  30. a fancy phone cover
  31. Want
  32. vegetables
  33. Need
  34. Need
  35. Need
  36. Want
  37. Want
  38. Need
  39. 160
  40. Want

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