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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 612 · 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 Nisha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
  3. 3.Ananya has ₹450. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Riya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
  6. 6.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
  7. 7.For Farhan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Karan has ₹300. First Karan pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
  10. 10.For Tara, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
  12. 12.For Ishaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.Rohan has ₹400. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
  15. 15.For Dev, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.For Riya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
  18. 18.For Sneha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
  20. 20.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Joseph, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
  25. 25.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹230) and socks (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
  29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
  30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) soap
  31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a bigger TV
  32. 32.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
  33. 33.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.For Aarav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) soap
  36. 36.Isha has ₹600. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a water bottle (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Gurpreet, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.For Meera, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) toothpaste

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. milk
  3. 240
  4. Need
  5. a glitter pen set
  6. drinking water
  7. Need
  8. 150
  9. a school uniform
  10. Need
  11. medicine when ill
  12. Want
  13. 230
  14. rice and dal
  15. Need
  16. Need
  17. a fancy phone cover
  18. Need
  19. a warm blanket
  20. 660
  21. 340
  22. Need
  23. Need
  24. a schoolbag
  25. 270
  26. 480
  27. 240
  28. a video game
  29. a third cricket bat
  30. a video game
  31. a school uniform
  32. milk
  33. Need
  34. Want
  35. a sticker album
  36. 280
  37. Want
  38. Need
  39. Need
  40. a new party dress

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