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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 39 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
  2. 2.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.For Karan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
  5. 5.For Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
  8. 8.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹330) and notebooks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
  11. 11.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.For Gurpreet, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
  17. 17.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
  18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
  19. 19.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.For Isha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a fancy phone cover
  22. 22.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
  25. 25.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Diya has ₹600. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
  28. 28.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
  30. 30.Karan has ₹700. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
  32. 32.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
  34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
  35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
  36. 36.For Aarav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) soap
  38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) soap
  39. 39.For Rohan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.For Arjun, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. a warm blanket
  2. Need
  3. Need
  4. a school uniform
  5. Want
  6. 600
  7. a bigger TV
  8. 410
  9. Want
  10. milk
  11. 680
  12. Need
  13. 330
  14. 700
  15. Need
  16. a glitter pen set
  17. milk
  18. a video game
  19. Want
  20. Need
  21. a fancy phone cover
  22. Need
  23. Need
  24. a glitter pen set
  25. 260
  26. 420
  27. a schoolbag
  28. Need
  29. toothpaste
  30. 440
  31. a third cricket bat
  32. Want
  33. a schoolbag
  34. rice and dal
  35. sweets every day
  36. Want
  37. soap
  38. a video game
  39. Need
  40. Want

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