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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 394 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) medicine when ill
  2. 2.For Priya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) designer sunglasses
  4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
  5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
  6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) milk
  7. 7.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
  9. 9.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
  12. 12.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
  14. 14.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
  16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
  17. 17.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
  18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
  19. 19.For Rahul, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) drinking water
  21. 21.For Kavya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.For Arjun, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.For Nisha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Diya has ₹800. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹260) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Manav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Kabir has ₹550. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) milk
  33. 33.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹270) and a water bottle (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
  36. 36.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a school uniform (d) vegetables
  38. 38.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a third cricket bat
  39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
  40. 40.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water

Answer key

  1. designer sunglasses
  2. Need
  3. designer sunglasses
  4. soap
  5. a remote-control car
  6. milk
  7. Want
  8. a raincoat
  9. 190
  10. 180
  11. a schoolbag
  12. Need
  13. extra comic books
  14. 150
  15. a video game
  16. a schoolbag
  17. soap
  18. toothpaste
  19. Need
  20. designer sunglasses
  21. Want
  22. Need
  23. Need
  24. Need
  25. Need
  26. Want
  27. 490
  28. Need
  29. 380
  30. Need
  31. 370
  32. a fancy phone cover
  33. 310
  34. 640
  35. a video game
  36. 370
  37. a toy robot
  38. bus fare to school
  39. a bigger TV
  40. a fancy phone cover

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