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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 576 · 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.For Vivaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Kavya has ₹400. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and socks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
  5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) drinking water
  6. 6.For Rahul, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Gurpreet, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
  9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
  10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
  11. 11.Rahul has ₹950. First Rahul pays for needs: a school uniform (₹280) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a remote-control car
  13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) drinking water (c) a schoolbag (d) designer sunglasses
  14. 14.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
  17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
  18. 18.Aarav has ₹650. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) school shoes
  20. 20.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
  22. 22.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) milk
  24. 24.For Kabir, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) toothpaste
  26. 26.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
  27. 27.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and notebooks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Farhan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
  30. 30.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.For Ananya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) soap (d) bus fare to school
  33. 33.For Lakshmi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
  35. 35.For Riya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹180) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
  39. 39.For Manav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. 280
  3. 220
  4. toothpaste
  5. a video game
  6. Need
  7. Need
  8. a fancy phone cover
  9. a schoolbag
  10. a schoolbag
  11. 600
  12. a remote-control car
  13. designer sunglasses
  14. 170
  15. 390
  16. sweets every day
  17. a raincoat
  18. 410
  19. a sticker album
  20. Need
  21. school shoes
  22. Want
  23. milk
  24. Want
  25. toothpaste
  26. drinking water
  27. 570
  28. Want
  29. a warm blanket
  30. Need
  31. Want
  32. a fancy phone cover
  33. Want
  34. notebooks for school
  35. Need
  36. Want
  37. 260
  38. a warm blanket
  39. Need
  40. Need

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