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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 595 · 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.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
  2. 2.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
  3. 3.For Priya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
  5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
  6. 6.For Farhan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Joseph, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.For Lakshmi, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
  10. 10.For Zoya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
  12. 12.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹80) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
  15. 15.For Kavya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) drinking water
  17. 17.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
  18. 18.For Ananya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
  20. 20.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a water bottle (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Saanvi has ₹750. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
  23. 23.For Aditya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
  25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
  26. 26.For Vivaan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Vivaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
  29. 29.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
  30. 30.For Zoya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Meera has ₹300. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Saanvi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Gurpreet has ₹900. First Gurpreet pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
  36. 36.For Rohan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
  38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) rice and dal
  39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
  40. 40.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket

Answer key

  1. a fancy phone cover
  2. notebooks for school
  3. Need
  4. notebooks for school
  5. milk
  6. Need
  7. Need
  8. Want
  9. toothpaste
  10. Want
  11. a warm blanket
  12. 140
  13. 300
  14. designer sunglasses
  15. Want
  16. sweets every day
  17. a fancy phone cover
  18. Need
  19. a raincoat
  20. 550
  21. 420
  22. soap
  23. Need
  24. notebooks for school
  25. extra comic books
  26. Need
  27. Want
  28. a school uniform
  29. a remote-control car
  30. Need
  31. 150
  32. 590
  33. Want
  34. 410
  35. school shoes
  36. Need
  37. notebooks for school
  38. a video game
  39. vegetables
  40. a third cricket bat

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