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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 608 · 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.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
  2. 2.Dev has ₹350. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
  4. 4.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
  6. 6.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
  7. 7.For Farhan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.For Riya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
  10. 10.For Meera, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and socks (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹110) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.For Tara, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.For Gurpreet, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
  16. 16.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
  17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
  18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
  19. 19.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) a remote-control car (d) extra comic books
  20. 20.For Saanvi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.For Saanvi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
  23. 23.For Saanvi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
  26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a toy robot
  27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
  28. 28.For Rahul, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Priya has ₹550. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.For Pooja, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) a glitter pen set
  32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
  33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) soap
  34. 34.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Meera has ₹900. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹290) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Sneha has ₹950. First Sneha pays for needs: socks (₹220) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Nisha has ₹900. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹280) and notebooks (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
  39. 39.For Farhan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket

Answer key

  1. a fancy phone cover
  2. 180
  3. a warm blanket
  4. Want
  5. a new party dress
  6. a bigger TV
  7. Want
  8. Need
  9. a warm blanket
  10. Need
  11. 460
  12. 220
  13. Want
  14. Need
  15. bus fare to school
  16. soap
  17. school shoes
  18. rice and dal
  19. soap
  20. Want
  21. Want
  22. a warm blanket
  23. Want
  24. Need
  25. a raincoat
  26. a toy robot
  27. a fancy phone cover
  28. Want
  29. 340
  30. Want
  31. a glitter pen set
  32. milk
  33. sweets every day
  34. 440
  35. 460
  36. 670
  37. 320
  38. drinking water
  39. Need
  40. a warm blanket

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