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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 519 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
  2. 2.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a raincoat (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
  4. 4.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) sweets every day (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
  5. 5.For Ishaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Pooja, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
  9. 9.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
  10. 10.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) milk
  11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
  12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
  13. 13.Manav has ₹550. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Aarav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.For Tara, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.For Gurpreet, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.For Aditya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
  19. 19.For Manav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.For Ananya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) vegetables (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
  22. 22.Meera has ₹900. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Aditya has ₹700. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
  25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) soap
  26. 26.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
  27. 27.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
  29. 29.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
  31. 31.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Ananya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a geometry box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.For Karan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.For Aarav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
  37. 37.Riya has ₹850. First Riya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹280). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) milk
  40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) soap

Answer key

  1. a raincoat
  2. Want
  3. a remote-control car
  4. sweets every day
  5. Want
  6. 310
  7. Want
  8. notebooks for school
  9. a remote-control car
  10. milk
  11. rice and dal
  12. a new party dress
  13. 280
  14. Need
  15. Need
  16. Want
  17. Want
  18. designer sunglasses
  19. Need
  20. Need
  21. a third cricket bat
  22. 730
  23. 300
  24. vegetables
  25. a third cricket bat
  26. school shoes
  27. Need
  28. a glitter pen set
  29. Need
  30. soap
  31. 300
  32. Need
  33. 500
  34. Need
  35. Want
  36. medicine when ill
  37. 490
  38. Need
  39. a sticker album
  40. soap

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