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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 362 · 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.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
  2. 2.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Joseph has ₹600. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
  5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
  7. 7.For Meera, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.For Kabir, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  10. 10.For Zoya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.For Aditya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
  13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
  14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) school shoes
  15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
  16. 16.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a video game
  17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
  18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) school shoes
  19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
  20. 20.For Nisha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
  22. 22.For Lakshmi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹150) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
  25. 25.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
  26. 26.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
  27. 27.For Sneha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹120) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
  31. 31.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
  33. 33.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Pooja has ₹300. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a raincoat (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a video game
  37. 37.For Kabir, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
  40. 40.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) vegetables

Answer key

  1. soap
  2. Want
  3. 310
  4. a schoolbag
  5. a warm blanket
  6. rice and dal
  7. Need
  8. Need
  9. a video game
  10. Need
  11. Need
  12. rice and dal
  13. a new party dress
  14. a third cricket bat
  15. bus fare to school
  16. a video game
  17. a bigger TV
  18. a bigger TV
  19. a warm blanket
  20. Want
  21. bus fare to school
  22. Need
  23. 590
  24. a remote-control car
  25. soap
  26. drinking water
  27. Want
  28. 270
  29. Want
  30. a school uniform
  31. 340
  32. a remote-control car
  33. Need
  34. 160
  35. 470
  36. drinking water
  37. Need
  38. Need
  39. a toy robot
  40. sweets every day

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