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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 433 · 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 Kavya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
  4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
  5. 5.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
  7. 7.For Tara, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Isha has ₹700. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
  10. 10.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a toy robot
  11. 11.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) rice and dal
  12. 12.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
  13. 13.For Arjun, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.For Joseph, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
  17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
  18. 18.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.For Kavya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.For Joseph, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
  22. 22.For Riya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) vegetables
  24. 24.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
  27. 27.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) soap
  29. 29.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹240) and notebooks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
  32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
  33. 33.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
  34. 34.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
  36. 36.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Karan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
  39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
  40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. Need
  3. drinking water
  4. designer sunglasses
  5. 200
  6. toothpaste
  7. Want
  8. 590
  9. designer sunglasses
  10. a raincoat
  11. a video game
  12. extra comic books
  13. Need
  14. 340
  15. Need
  16. medicine when ill
  17. rice and dal
  18. 220
  19. Need
  20. Need
  21. a new party dress
  22. Need
  23. sweets every day
  24. Want
  25. Need
  26. sweets every day
  27. Want
  28. soap
  29. 230
  30. 340
  31. a school uniform
  32. designer sunglasses
  33. a glitter pen set
  34. Need
  35. sweets every day
  36. 340
  37. Need
  38. a sticker album
  39. drinking water
  40. a video game

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