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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 429 · 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 Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
  3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
  4. 4.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.For Saanvi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
  8. 8.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
  9. 9.For Aditya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Priya has ₹900. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹240) and a water bottle (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Rahul, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.For Tara, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.For Zoya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
  19. 19.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) rice and dal
  20. 20.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) milk
  21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
  22. 22.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
  23. 23.For Priya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Ishaan has ₹900. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a water bottle (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a sticker album
  27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
  28. 28.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) drinking water
  30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) a schoolbag
  31. 31.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
  32. 32.For Sneha, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
  34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
  35. 35.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.For Dev, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.For Rohan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Rohan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
  40. 40.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. medicine when ill
  3. toothpaste
  4. 500
  5. Need
  6. 160
  7. a bigger TV
  8. a school uniform
  9. Want
  10. Want
  11. 420
  12. 410
  13. 530
  14. Need
  15. 340
  16. Need
  17. Need
  18. a warm blanket
  19. a bigger TV
  20. a toy robot
  21. a raincoat
  22. extra comic books
  23. Need
  24. 490
  25. 480
  26. a sticker album
  27. a raincoat
  28. 700
  29. a toy robot
  30. a glitter pen set
  31. school shoes
  32. Need
  33. a school uniform
  34. bus fare to school
  35. Want
  36. Want
  37. Need
  38. Want
  39. drinking water
  40. a schoolbag

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