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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 706 · 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 want? (a) a schoolbag (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
  2. 2.For Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Sneha has ₹550. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) extra comic books (c) a third cricket bat (d) milk
  6. 6.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.For Arjun, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.For Arjun, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
  11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) soap
  12. 12.For Arjun, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) a new party dress
  15. 15.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
  16. 16.Sneha has ₹350. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and socks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
  18. 18.For Gurpreet, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.For Sneha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
  22. 22.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
  23. 23.For Isha, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) designer sunglasses
  25. 25.Sneha has ₹500. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.For Lakshmi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
  28. 28.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) milk
  29. 29.For Joseph, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) soap
  31. 31.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) medicine when ill
  32. 32.For Farhan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Sneha has ₹1000. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.For Pooja, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.For Vivaan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
  37. 37.Ishaan has ₹700. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a lunch box (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.For Joseph, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.For Saanvi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car

Answer key

  1. a toy robot
  2. Need
  3. 410
  4. Need
  5. milk
  6. 190
  7. Want
  8. Want
  9. 410
  10. a video game
  11. a video game
  12. Want
  13. 390
  14. a warm blanket
  15. a warm blanket
  16. 140
  17. a bigger TV
  18. Want
  19. Want
  20. 390
  21. a warm blanket
  22. a video game
  23. Want
  24. rice and dal
  25. 260
  26. Want
  27. milk
  28. a fancy phone cover
  29. Want
  30. extra comic books
  31. a new party dress
  32. Want
  33. 630
  34. Want
  35. Need
  36. a glitter pen set
  37. 370
  38. Need
  39. Want
  40. vegetables

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