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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 368 · 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.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
  2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
  3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
  4. 4.Joseph has ₹850. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹270) and a lunch box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
  6. 6.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Kavya has ₹350. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
  9. 9.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Karan has ₹950. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹250) and notebooks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
  13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
  14. 14.For Ishaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Vivaan has ₹600. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
  17. 17.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹300) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.For Rohan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a raincoat
  20. 20.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.For Dev, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
  23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
  24. 24.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
  28. 28.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
  31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a schoolbag (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
  32. 32.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
  34. 34.For Zoya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.For Rahul, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
  37. 37.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
  38. 38.For Kabir, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
  40. 40.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day

Answer key

  1. milk
  2. a raincoat
  3. a new party dress
  4. 310
  5. school shoes
  6. Want
  7. 190
  8. milk
  9. Need
  10. Want
  11. 450
  12. sweets every day
  13. a raincoat
  14. Need
  15. 380
  16. a bigger TV
  17. 600
  18. Need
  19. sweets every day
  20. Need
  21. Need
  22. a school uniform
  23. vegetables
  24. 760
  25. 270
  26. 360
  27. a warm blanket
  28. 670
  29. Want
  30. toothpaste
  31. a sticker album
  32. 270
  33. drinking water
  34. Need
  35. Need
  36. a video game
  37. notebooks for school
  38. Need
  39. a warm blanket
  40. milk

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