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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 516 · 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.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) milk
  2. 2.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
  3. 3.For Isha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.For Tara, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
  6. 6.For Dev, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Zoya has ₹550. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
  9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
  10. 10.Vivaan has ₹550. First Vivaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Aarav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
  13. 13.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
  14. 14.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
  15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
  16. 16.For Lakshmi, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  19. 19.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  20. 20.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
  21. 21.For Arjun, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
  26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
  27. 27.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
  28. 28.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
  30. 30.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
  31. 31.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
  32. 32.For Riya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Gurpreet has ₹600. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
  35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
  36. 36.Lakshmi has ₹800. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Zoya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Lakshmi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a school uniform (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  40. 40.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat

Answer key

  1. milk
  2. a sticker album
  3. Need
  4. Want
  5. a school uniform
  6. Need
  7. 410
  8. rice and dal
  9. designer sunglasses
  10. 350
  11. Want
  12. a fancy phone cover
  13. a toy robot
  14. extra comic books
  15. vegetables
  16. Need
  17. Need
  18. a warm blanket
  19. vegetables
  20. a remote-control car
  21. Want
  22. 680
  23. Want
  24. Need
  25. designer sunglasses
  26. bus fare to school
  27. a glitter pen set
  28. 220
  29. a school uniform
  30. soap
  31. a video game
  32. Want
  33. 410
  34. bus fare to school
  35. a sticker album
  36. 530
  37. Want
  38. Want
  39. a school uniform
  40. milk

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