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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 703 · 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 Ishaan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹230) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
  4. 4.For Zoya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) a glitter pen set
  6. 6.For Farhan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹310) and school shoes (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Manav, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) soap (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
  10. 10.Priya has ₹1000. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹80) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Ananya has ₹900. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹200) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
  14. 14.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
  15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a glitter pen set
  16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) a video game
  17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
  18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
  19. 19.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.For Rahul, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Farhan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Diya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.For Rahul, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
  27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
  28. 28.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) milk
  30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) notebooks for school
  31. 31.For Tara, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.For Pooja, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a lunch box (₹330). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
  35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
  36. 36.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a bigger TV
  37. 37.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
  38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
  39. 39.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
  40. 40.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. 500
  3. drinking water
  4. Need
  5. a glitter pen set
  6. Need
  7. 370
  8. Need
  9. a remote-control car
  10. 760
  11. Need
  12. 650
  13. drinking water
  14. a school uniform
  15. a raincoat
  16. drinking water
  17. school shoes
  18. drinking water
  19. 550
  20. 490
  21. Need
  22. Want
  23. Want
  24. Need
  25. Want
  26. a school uniform
  27. milk
  28. 190
  29. a fancy phone cover
  30. a sticker album
  31. Need
  32. Want
  33. 530
  34. soap
  35. bus fare to school
  36. a schoolbag
  37. a glitter pen set
  38. rice and dal
  39. medicine when ill
  40. Want

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