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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 644 · 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.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
  2. 2.For Vivaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a school uniform
  4. 4.For Joseph, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a raincoat (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
  6. 6.Rohan has ₹550. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
  8. 8.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and notebooks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
  10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
  11. 11.For Vivaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.For Saanvi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.For Manav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
  15. 15.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹210) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.For Priya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
  18. 18.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
  19. 19.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
  21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
  22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) a third cricket bat
  23. 23.For Pooja, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Tara has ₹800. First Tara pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Lakshmi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.Saanvi has ₹650. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) sweets every day
  30. 30.For Priya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
  32. 32.For Tara, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  33. 33.For Karan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
  36. 36.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) milk
  37. 37.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
  38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) bus fare to school
  39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
  40. 40.Tara has ₹900. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. a third cricket bat
  2. Need
  3. a remote-control car
  4. Want
  5. designer sunglasses
  6. 270
  7. a toy robot
  8. 240
  9. a remote-control car
  10. bus fare to school
  11. Need
  12. Want
  13. Need
  14. toothpaste
  15. 320
  16. Want
  17. a warm blanket
  18. toothpaste
  19. 520
  20. drinking water
  21. drinking water
  22. a third cricket bat
  23. Want
  24. 840
  25. 350
  26. Need
  27. Want
  28. 340
  29. rice and dal
  30. Need
  31. a new party dress
  32. Want
  33. Want
  34. Need
  35. a toy robot
  36. a bigger TV
  37. a raincoat
  38. sweets every day
  39. toothpaste
  40. 670

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