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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 54 · 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 want? (a) a school uniform (b) a schoolbag (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
  2. 2.For Rahul, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket
  4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) extra comic books
  5. 5.For Aditya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) soap (d) a warm blanket
  7. 7.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
  9. 9.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) milk
  10. 10.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
  11. 11.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
  12. 12.For Isha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.For Diya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a schoolbag (d) a toy robot
  16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
  17. 17.For Isha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.For Lakshmi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) a video game
  21. 21.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
  23. 23.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) milk
  24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
  25. 25.For Aarav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
  27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
  28. 28.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) a new party dress
  30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) a video game
  31. 31.For Meera, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
  33. 33.For Sneha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
  35. 35.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a sticker album (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
  36. 36.Zoya has ₹750. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Rahul, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a raincoat
  40. 40.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover

Answer key

  1. sweets every day
  2. Want
  3. a sticker album
  4. extra comic books
  5. Need
  6. designer sunglasses
  7. 160
  8. a school uniform
  9. milk
  10. bus fare to school
  11. school shoes
  12. Need
  13. Need
  14. Need
  15. a schoolbag
  16. rice and dal
  17. Need
  18. Need
  19. 270
  20. a video game
  21. Want
  22. rice and dal
  23. extra comic books
  24. a remote-control car
  25. Need
  26. a fancy phone cover
  27. designer sunglasses
  28. Want
  29. milk
  30. vegetables
  31. Want
  32. a school uniform
  33. Need
  34. a raincoat
  35. toothpaste
  36. 510
  37. Need
  38. 330
  39. a toy robot
  40. toothpaste

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