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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 377 · 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) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
  2. 2.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
  3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
  4. 4.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
  5. 5.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
  6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
  7. 7.For Isha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
  9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
  10. 10.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and socks (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹250) and notebooks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) designer sunglasses
  14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
  15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
  16. 16.For Riya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) milk
  18. 18.For Kavya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
  20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
  21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
  22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
  23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
  24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
  25. 25.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
  28. 28.Isha has ₹800. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a raincoat (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
  31. 31.For Pooja, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
  33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
  34. 34.For Priya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
  37. 37.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.For Priya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.For Manav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) a toy robot

Answer key

  1. a warm blanket
  2. designer sunglasses
  3. sweets every day
  4. bus fare to school
  5. toothpaste
  6. soap
  7. Need
  8. rice and dal
  9. a sticker album
  10. 480
  11. Want
  12. 570
  13. a school uniform
  14. school shoes
  15. a warm blanket
  16. Want
  17. sweets every day
  18. Need
  19. a fancy phone cover
  20. bus fare to school
  21. a video game
  22. a toy robot
  23. a new party dress
  24. vegetables
  25. Want
  26. 250
  27. bus fare to school
  28. 460
  29. Need
  30. school shoes
  31. Need
  32. a schoolbag
  33. a warm blanket
  34. Need
  35. Want
  36. toothpaste
  37. Need
  38. Need
  39. Want
  40. drinking water

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