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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 434 · 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 want? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) milk
  2. 2.For Lakshmi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
  6. 6.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a fancy phone cover
  8. 8.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) a raincoat
  9. 9.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
  11. 11.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat
  12. 12.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) a warm blanket (d) a raincoat
  13. 13.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
  15. 15.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
  17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
  18. 18.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.For Priya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.For Farhan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
  23. 23.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹180) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
  26. 26.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹190) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.For Riya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
  29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
  30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
  31. 31.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
  32. 32.Pooja 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 new party dress
  33. 33.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) vegetables (d) a new party dress
  34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
  35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
  36. 36.For Sneha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) a raincoat
  38. 38.For Ananya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.For Ananya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Manav has ₹750. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. designer sunglasses
  2. Want
  3. 770
  4. Need
  5. notebooks for school
  6. 700
  7. bus fare to school
  8. a sticker album
  9. Need
  10. a warm blanket
  11. a raincoat
  12. a video game
  13. 390
  14. school shoes
  15. Need
  16. a third cricket bat
  17. soap
  18. 280
  19. Want
  20. Need
  21. Need
  22. a third cricket bat
  23. 350
  24. 240
  25. bus fare to school
  26. 690
  27. Need
  28. a schoolbag
  29. a toy robot
  30. school shoes
  31. a sticker album
  32. a warm blanket
  33. a new party dress
  34. a school uniform
  35. sweets every day
  36. Want
  37. designer sunglasses
  38. Need
  39. Need
  40. 500

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