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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 655 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
  2. 2.For Karan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
  4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) milk
  5. 5.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
  6. 6.For Ananya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
  9. 9.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Zoya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) soap (d) a sticker album
  13. 13.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) extra comic books
  14. 14.For Priya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
  16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) extra comic books
  17. 17.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
  18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
  19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
  20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
  21. 21.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
  22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
  23. 23.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
  24. 24.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Sneha has ₹650. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹190) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Aditya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.For Nisha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
  29. 29.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
  30. 30.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
  31. 31.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a sticker album
  32. 32.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹250) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
  34. 34.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
  36. 36.For Farhan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.For Karan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) bus fare to school
  39. 39.For Arjun, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket

Answer key

  1. medicine when ill
  2. Need
  3. toothpaste
  4. sweets every day
  5. toothpaste
  6. Need
  7. Need
  8. rice and dal
  9. 510
  10. 290
  11. Need
  12. a sticker album
  13. notebooks for school
  14. Want
  15. a glitter pen set
  16. soap
  17. extra comic books
  18. a fancy phone cover
  19. school shoes
  20. a school uniform
  21. a glitter pen set
  22. a toy robot
  23. toothpaste
  24. Need
  25. 400
  26. Want
  27. Need
  28. bus fare to school
  29. rice and dal
  30. bus fare to school
  31. vegetables
  32. 570
  33. vegetables
  34. Want
  35. vegetables
  36. Want
  37. Need
  38. bus fare to school
  39. Need
  40. a fancy phone cover

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