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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 48 · 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.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
  2. 2.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
  4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
  5. 5.For Kavya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) milk (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
  7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
  8. 8.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Isha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Pooja has ₹950. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
  13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
  14. 14.For Arjun, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
  16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
  17. 17.Farhan has ₹950. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹290) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
  19. 19.Karan has ₹1000. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹330) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
  21. 21.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) a video game (d) soap
  23. 23.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
  25. 25.For Arjun, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Aditya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a geometry box (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
  30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
  31. 31.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
  33. 33.For Aditya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.For Farhan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.For Tara, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.For Rohan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.For Zoya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Saanvi has ₹850. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform

Answer key

  1. drinking water
  2. Need
  3. school shoes
  4. a schoolbag
  5. Want
  6. milk
  7. notebooks for school
  8. 560
  9. Need
  10. 560
  11. 630
  12. a school uniform
  13. vegetables
  14. Need
  15. a school uniform
  16. a video game
  17. 590
  18. medicine when ill
  19. 520
  20. vegetables
  21. 490
  22. a video game
  23. Want
  24. bus fare to school
  25. Need
  26. Need
  27. Need
  28. 660
  29. a remote-control car
  30. toothpaste
  31. 340
  32. a video game
  33. Want
  34. Want
  35. Need
  36. Need
  37. Need
  38. 650
  39. 240
  40. a school uniform

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