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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 653 · 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.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
  2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
  3. 3.For Pooja, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
  5. 5.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
  6. 6.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
  7. 7.For Nisha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.For Rohan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.For Tara, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
  11. 11.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
  13. 13.For Zoya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.For Aarav, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.For Arjun, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
  17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) rice and dal (d) notebooks for school
  18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
  19. 19.For Priya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  20. 20.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹310) and a raincoat (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Riya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.For Kabir, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
  25. 25.For Nisha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
  27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
  28. 28.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
  29. 29.For Tara, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
  31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
  32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
  33. 33.Isha has ₹850. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Sneha has ₹950. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a school uniform (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
  36. 36.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.For Rahul, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
  39. 39.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) drinking water
  40. 40.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses

Answer key

  1. sweets every day
  2. a toy robot
  3. Need
  4. a schoolbag
  5. designer sunglasses
  6. medicine when ill
  7. Want
  8. Need
  9. Need
  10. soap
  11. 230
  12. a warm blanket
  13. Want
  14. Need
  15. Want
  16. a schoolbag
  17. a glitter pen set
  18. notebooks for school
  19. Need
  20. 360
  21. 470
  22. Need
  23. Want
  24. milk
  25. Want
  26. a glitter pen set
  27. medicine when ill
  28. medicine when ill
  29. Need
  30. toothpaste
  31. milk
  32. designer sunglasses
  33. 510
  34. 510
  35. designer sunglasses
  36. 800
  37. Need
  38. designer sunglasses
  39. drinking water
  40. notebooks for school

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