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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 514 · 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.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
  2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
  3. 3.For Ishaan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
  5. 5.For Manav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
  7. 7.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
  8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
  9. 9.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
  10. 10.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
  11. 11.For Dev, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.For Priya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
  14. 14.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
  15. 15.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
  17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
  18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
  19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
  20. 20.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
  23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) school shoes
  24. 24.For Ananya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.For Lakshmi, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
  27. 27.For Meera, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
  30. 30.Ishaan has ₹1000. First Ishaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
  33. 33.For Sneha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) rice and dal
  35. 35.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) vegetables (d) soap
  36. 36.For Meera, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  37. 37.Kabir has ₹500. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
  39. 39.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a video game

Answer key

  1. milk
  2. designer sunglasses
  3. Want
  4. school shoes
  5. Want
  6. a schoolbag
  7. rice and dal
  8. school shoes
  9. vegetables
  10. soap
  11. Want
  12. Want
  13. milk
  14. rice and dal
  15. Want
  16. vegetables
  17. a fancy phone cover
  18. milk
  19. soap
  20. Need
  21. Want
  22. notebooks for school
  23. a video game
  24. Need
  25. Want
  26. a new party dress
  27. Want
  28. Need
  29. sweets every day
  30. 690
  31. 170
  32. a third cricket bat
  33. Need
  34. a sticker album
  35. a remote-control car
  36. Want
  37. 340
  38. school shoes
  39. 560
  40. a video game

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