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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 471 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a raincoat (d) a warm blanket
  2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
  3. 3.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a schoolbag (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
  4. 4.For Ishaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
  8. 8.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
  10. 10.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹300) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.For Lakshmi, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.For Zoya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) medicine when ill
  15. 15.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
  16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
  17. 17.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
  19. 19.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.For Rahul, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
  22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
  23. 23.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Vivaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Joseph has ₹800. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
  29. 29.For Rahul, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) designer sunglasses
  31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
  32. 32.For Isha, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
  34. 34.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a new party dress
  35. 35.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
  36. 36.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
  37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
  38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
  39. 39.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. a glitter pen set
  2. a new party dress
  3. a schoolbag
  4. Need
  5. 430
  6. 370
  7. a raincoat
  8. 410
  9. medicine when ill
  10. 540
  11. Want
  12. Need
  13. Need
  14. sweets every day
  15. a video game
  16. extra comic books
  17. Want
  18. a warm blanket
  19. 300
  20. Want
  21. milk
  22. a glitter pen set
  23. 550
  24. 360
  25. Need
  26. 300
  27. 500
  28. designer sunglasses
  29. Need
  30. drinking water
  31. extra comic books
  32. Want
  33. soap
  34. a raincoat
  35. a schoolbag
  36. a remote-control car
  37. a third cricket bat
  38. a glitter pen set
  39. 610
  40. Need

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