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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 589 · 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 Kavya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.For Pooja, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Saanvi has ₹950. First Saanvi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and socks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
  6. 6.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) milk
  7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
  8. 8.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) school shoes
  9. 9.For Ishaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
  11. 11.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
  13. 13.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
  14. 14.For Aditya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
  16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a schoolbag
  17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
  18. 18.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
  20. 20.For Karan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Rohan has ₹1000. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹210) and a school uniform (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
  23. 23.For Karan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Lakshmi has ₹350. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
  26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
  27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
  28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
  29. 29.For Sneha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Saanvi has ₹450. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹140) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.For Isha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Kavya has ₹300. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
  34. 34.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
  35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
  36. 36.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹280) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a toy robot (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
  39. 39.Manav has ₹350. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Meera, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. Need
  3. 480
  4. 170
  5. drinking water
  6. a glitter pen set
  7. school shoes
  8. a glitter pen set
  9. Need
  10. vegetables
  11. Need
  12. sweets every day
  13. a school uniform
  14. Need
  15. a remote-control car
  16. a schoolbag
  17. a schoolbag
  18. 270
  19. a sticker album
  20. Want
  21. 650
  22. a warm blanket
  23. Need
  24. 180
  25. a sticker album
  26. a warm blanket
  27. school shoes
  28. rice and dal
  29. Want
  30. 210
  31. Want
  32. 160
  33. school shoes
  34. a glitter pen set
  35. a raincoat
  36. 410
  37. Need
  38. a toy robot
  39. 170
  40. Need

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