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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 408 · 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.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
  2. 2.For Pooja, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
  4. 4.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
  5. 5.For Saanvi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Kabir, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
  8. 8.Pooja has ₹700. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a new party dress
  10. 10.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
  11. 11.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
  12. 12.For Arjun, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
  14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
  15. 15.For Pooja, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
  17. 17.For Ishaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.For Lakshmi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
  20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
  21. 21.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) soap
  24. 24.For Gurpreet, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
  26. 26.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
  27. 27.For Meera, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
  29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
  30. 30.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
  31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
  32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
  33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) medicine when ill
  34. 34.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.For Priya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
  39. 39.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
  40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover

Answer key

  1. school shoes
  2. Want
  3. a remote-control car
  4. vegetables
  5. Need
  6. Want
  7. rice and dal
  8. 430
  9. milk
  10. a raincoat
  11. a warm blanket
  12. Want
  13. a sticker album
  14. drinking water
  15. Need
  16. school shoes
  17. Need
  18. Need
  19. a schoolbag
  20. toothpaste
  21. Want
  22. 340
  23. a new party dress
  24. Want
  25. notebooks for school
  26. a bigger TV
  27. Want
  28. school shoes
  29. a bigger TV
  30. a schoolbag
  31. soap
  32. a remote-control car
  33. a fancy phone cover
  34. 510
  35. 150
  36. Need
  37. Want
  38. a schoolbag
  39. school shoes
  40. a schoolbag

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