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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 492 · 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 Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) vegetables
  3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
  4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
  5. 5.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) school shoes
  6. 6.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
  8. 8.Gurpreet has ₹300. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Arjun, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
  11. 11.For Ishaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.For Rohan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
  14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
  15. 15.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
  17. 17.Aditya has ₹700. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) school shoes
  19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
  20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
  21. 21.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.For Farhan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) soap
  24. 24.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
  25. 25.Zoya has ₹900. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
  27. 27.For Pooja, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) a toy robot
  30. 30.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
  32. 32.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹240) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
  36. 36.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
  39. 39.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
  40. 40.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. vegetables
  3. milk
  4. school shoes
  5. a glitter pen set
  6. Need
  7. notebooks for school
  8. 140
  9. Want
  10. a video game
  11. Want
  12. Want
  13. a sticker album
  14. notebooks for school
  15. Want
  16. a third cricket bat
  17. 470
  18. a third cricket bat
  19. a third cricket bat
  20. a sticker album
  21. Need
  22. Want
  23. a glitter pen set
  24. a bigger TV
  25. 580
  26. a video game
  27. Need
  28. Need
  29. a toy robot
  30. 580
  31. drinking water
  32. 370
  33. Want
  34. Want
  35. school shoes
  36. 250
  37. 390
  38. a glitter pen set
  39. a toy robot
  40. milk

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