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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 615 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) a schoolbag
  2. 2.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Rohan has ₹900. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
  5. 5.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
  6. 6.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) a video game (d) vegetables
  7. 7.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
  9. 9.For Rahul, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
  11. 11.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a schoolbag (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
  12. 12.Arjun has ₹600. First Arjun pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and a school uniform (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a new party dress
  14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a toy robot (d) vegetables
  15. 15.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
  17. 17.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.For Riya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.For Ishaan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
  22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a fancy phone cover
  23. 23.For Lakshmi, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
  25. 25.For Arjun, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
  27. 27.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Farhan has ₹350. First Farhan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) a school uniform
  30. 30.For Isha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.For Zoya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
  33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
  34. 34.For Manav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
  36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
  37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
  38. 38.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.For Meera, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a schoolbag (c) rice and dal (d) milk

Answer key

  1. extra comic books
  2. Want
  3. 730
  4. soap
  5. a raincoat
  6. vegetables
  7. 240
  8. toothpaste
  9. Want
  10. a glitter pen set
  11. a third cricket bat
  12. 410
  13. soap
  14. vegetables
  15. Want
  16. designer sunglasses
  17. 230
  18. 570
  19. Need
  20. Need
  21. a fancy phone cover
  22. drinking water
  23. Need
  24. vegetables
  25. Want
  26. toothpaste
  27. 290
  28. 160
  29. a new party dress
  30. Need
  31. Need
  32. a bigger TV
  33. rice and dal
  34. Want
  35. a remote-control car
  36. a warm blanket
  37. soap
  38. 180
  39. Want
  40. a remote-control car

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