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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 497 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
  2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a school uniform
  3. 3.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
  4. 4.For Ananya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.For Dev, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
  7. 7.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
  10. 10.For Rohan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.For Saanvi, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
  13. 13.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
  16. 16.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Zoya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.For Priya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
  20. 20.Aditya has ₹650. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Pooja has ₹300. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
  23. 23.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.For Aditya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Rahul, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
  28. 28.For Karan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
  30. 30.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a geometry box (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.For Nisha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
  33. 33.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  34. 34.Karan has ₹500. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
  36. 36.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) soap
  38. 38.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. medicine when ill
  2. a school uniform
  3. sweets every day
  4. Need
  5. Want
  6. notebooks for school
  7. 270
  8. 220
  9. a bigger TV
  10. Want
  11. Need
  12. a schoolbag
  13. Want
  14. 720
  15. drinking water
  16. 270
  17. Need
  18. Need
  19. toothpaste
  20. 470
  21. 130
  22. a sticker album
  23. 220
  24. Need
  25. 630
  26. Need
  27. a warm blanket
  28. Want
  29. sweets every day
  30. 420
  31. Want
  32. a warm blanket
  33. a warm blanket
  34. 360
  35. a new party dress
  36. Need
  37. a new party dress
  38. 200
  39. 630
  40. Need

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