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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 364 · 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.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
  2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
  3. 3.For Sneha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
  6. 6.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
  7. 7.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Zoya has ₹500. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Ananya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.For Manav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
  13. 13.For Priya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
  15. 15.For Rohan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.For Farhan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Nisha has ₹300. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
  19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
  20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
  21. 21.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
  22. 22.For Sneha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
  24. 24.Tara 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
  25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) milk
  26. 26.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
  29. 29.For Manav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
  31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
  32. 32.For Farhan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) soap (d) vegetables
  34. 34.For Karan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
  36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
  37. 37.Ananya has ₹400. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
  39. 39.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) a sticker album
  40. 40.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. a warm blanket
  2. school shoes
  3. Want
  4. Want
  5. medicine when ill
  6. a school uniform
  7. 290
  8. 350
  9. Want
  10. Need
  11. 230
  12. a video game
  13. Need
  14. a third cricket bat
  15. Want
  16. Want
  17. 150
  18. extra comic books
  19. a schoolbag
  20. a third cricket bat
  21. bus fare to school
  22. Need
  23. vegetables
  24. vegetables
  25. milk
  26. 190
  27. 190
  28. rice and dal
  29. Need
  30. rice and dal
  31. sweets every day
  32. Need
  33. a third cricket bat
  34. Want
  35. soap
  36. a third cricket bat
  37. 240
  38. school shoes
  39. a raincoat
  40. Need

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