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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 395 · 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.For Lakshmi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
  3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
  4. 4.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill
  6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
  7. 7.For Kavya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.For Nisha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
  10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
  11. 11.For Zoya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
  13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
  14. 14.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
  18. 18.For Diya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
  20. 20.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
  22. 22.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Tara, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and a raincoat (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a bigger TV
  26. 26.For Ananya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
  28. 28.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
  29. 29.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Rohan has ₹300. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
  32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
  33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
  34. 34.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) milk
  35. 35.Manav has ₹300. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
  37. 37.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
  38. 38.For Tara, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. a warm blanket
  3. soap
  4. Want
  5. a new party dress
  6. a raincoat
  7. Want
  8. Need
  9. a video game
  10. a toy robot
  11. Need
  12. soap
  13. a glitter pen set
  14. 180
  15. 340
  16. Need
  17. a video game
  18. Need
  19. a school uniform
  20. 360
  21. a schoolbag
  22. Want
  23. Need
  24. 630
  25. a warm blanket
  26. Need
  27. soap
  28. a school uniform
  29. 300
  30. 150
  31. a raincoat
  32. a warm blanket
  33. medicine when ill
  34. sweets every day
  35. 150
  36. rice and dal
  37. rice and dal
  38. Want
  39. Want
  40. 170

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