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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 341 · 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.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
  2. 2.For Joseph, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) milk
  4. 4.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Joseph has ₹550. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Dev, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
  8. 8.For Vivaan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
  10. 10.For Vivaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a school uniform (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
  12. 12.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) milk
  13. 13.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) drinking water
  14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
  15. 15.For Riya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Gurpreet, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a video game
  19. 19.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
  20. 20.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
  21. 21.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
  22. 22.Meera has ₹900. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Diya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
  25. 25.For Saanvi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
  27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) soap
  28. 28.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
  30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
  31. 31.For Ananya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
  33. 33.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
  34. 34.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
  35. 35.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹170) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
  37. 37.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
  38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
  39. 39.For Riya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.For Isha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. a school uniform
  2. Want
  3. a toy robot
  4. Need
  5. 400
  6. Need
  7. a video game
  8. Need
  9. a warm blanket
  10. Need
  11. designer sunglasses
  12. a video game
  13. a remote-control car
  14. school shoes
  15. Need
  16. 460
  17. Want
  18. a video game
  19. bus fare to school
  20. milk
  21. a video game
  22. 560
  23. Need
  24. a school uniform
  25. Need
  26. a raincoat
  27. a sticker album
  28. 660
  29. vegetables
  30. designer sunglasses
  31. Want
  32. medicine when ill
  33. school shoes
  34. rice and dal
  35. 230
  36. a glitter pen set
  37. rice and dal
  38. a warm blanket
  39. Need
  40. Need

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