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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 521 · 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.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) drinking water (d) a toy robot
  2. 2.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a bigger TV (d) milk
  3. 3.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
  6. 6.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
  8. 8.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) milk
  9. 9.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) soap
  10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
  11. 11.For Gurpreet, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) drinking water (d) milk
  13. 13.Diya has ₹450. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
  15. 15.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Ishaan has ₹350. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.For Aarav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) medicine when ill
  19. 19.Arjun has ₹700. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and school shoes (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
  21. 21.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
  23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
  24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) medicine when ill (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
  25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) drinking water
  26. 26.Saanvi has ₹600. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Aditya has ₹800. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a school uniform (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
  31. 31.For Vivaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Ishaan has ₹950. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) a schoolbag
  35. 35.For Zoya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
  37. 37.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
  38. 38.For Zoya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Arjun has ₹550. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. drinking water
  2. milk
  3. Want
  4. Need
  5. vegetables
  6. Want
  7. sweets every day
  8. milk
  9. a third cricket bat
  10. a school uniform
  11. Want
  12. a bigger TV
  13. 260
  14. a third cricket bat
  15. Need
  16. 190
  17. Want
  18. medicine when ill
  19. 360
  20. a schoolbag
  21. 550
  22. a glitter pen set
  23. a schoolbag
  24. sweets every day
  25. a fancy phone cover
  26. 450
  27. Want
  28. 390
  29. Need
  30. toothpaste
  31. Need
  32. 700
  33. 550
  34. a fancy phone cover
  35. Want
  36. a third cricket bat
  37. a video game
  38. Need
  39. Need
  40. 240

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