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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 460 · 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 Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
  3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
  4. 4.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
  5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a video game
  6. 6.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
  7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
  8. 8.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.For Vivaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
  12. 12.For Manav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Arjun has ₹500. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
  15. 15.For Aarav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
  17. 17.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) a fancy phone cover
  19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) extra comic books
  20. 20.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) drinking water
  22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
  23. 23.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Gurpreet, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) toothpaste
  26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
  27. 27.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
  28. 28.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
  29. 29.For Aditya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) school shoes
  31. 31.For Priya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
  33. 33.Vivaan has ₹450. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.For Manav, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
  37. 37.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
  38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
  39. 39.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
  40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. a warm blanket
  3. notebooks for school
  4. medicine when ill
  5. milk
  6. a third cricket bat
  7. a school uniform
  8. Need
  9. Want
  10. 580
  11. a bigger TV
  12. Need
  13. 240
  14. a video game
  15. Need
  16. a fancy phone cover
  17. Need
  18. a fancy phone cover
  19. a schoolbag
  20. 280
  21. a toy robot
  22. rice and dal
  23. Need
  24. Want
  25. a sticker album
  26. a glitter pen set
  27. a remote-control car
  28. a third cricket bat
  29. Want
  30. school shoes
  31. Need
  32. milk
  33. 280
  34. Need
  35. Need
  36. bus fare to school
  37. notebooks for school
  38. a warm blanket
  39. a raincoat
  40. a remote-control car

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