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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 366 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) school shoes
  2. 2.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) soap
  4. 4.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.For Priya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
  8. 8.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Sneha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
  11. 11.For Meera, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
  13. 13.For Karan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.For Manav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) drinking water
  16. 16.For Aarav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
  19. 19.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
  21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
  22. 22.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Sneha has ₹900. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Rahul, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.For Manav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
  30. 30.For Farhan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.For Gurpreet, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
  33. 33.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
  35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) soap
  36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
  37. 37.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
  38. 38.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
  40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album

Answer key

  1. school shoes
  2. 370
  3. soap
  4. 140
  5. Need
  6. Need
  7. notebooks for school
  8. 280
  9. Need
  10. sweets every day
  11. Need
  12. designer sunglasses
  13. Want
  14. Need
  15. a toy robot
  16. Want
  17. Need
  18. school shoes
  19. Need
  20. a fancy phone cover
  21. notebooks for school
  22. 200
  23. 770
  24. 440
  25. Need
  26. 130
  27. Need
  28. Want
  29. vegetables
  30. Want
  31. Need
  32. toothpaste
  33. Need
  34. a fancy phone cover
  35. a sticker album
  36. vegetables
  37. extra comic books
  38. Need
  39. school shoes
  40. vegetables

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