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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 73 · 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 Tara, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
  3. 3.For Sneha, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
  5. 5.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Manav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
  8. 8.For Aditya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) medicine when ill
  10. 10.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) milk (d) a new party dress
  11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
  12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
  13. 13.Isha has ₹550. First Isha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
  15. 15.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
  16. 16.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
  17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
  18. 18.Nisha 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) toothpaste
  19. 19.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) drinking water
  20. 20.For Arjun, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Saanvi has ₹800. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹240) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Aditya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Meera, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.For Dev, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.For Karan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Joseph has ₹300. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Karan has ₹650. First Karan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) bus fare to school
  30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) soap
  31. 31.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
  32. 32.Aditya has ₹300. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) a new party dress
  34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
  35. 35.For Meera, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Saanvi has ₹500. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a sticker album (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
  38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
  39. 39.For Aarav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a video game

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. vegetables
  3. Need
  4. rice and dal
  5. 260
  6. Need
  7. a sticker album
  8. Need
  9. a video game
  10. a new party dress
  11. a toy robot
  12. a third cricket bat
  13. 260
  14. a warm blanket
  15. toothpaste
  16. a new party dress
  17. drinking water
  18. toothpaste
  19. a sticker album
  20. Want
  21. 380
  22. Want
  23. Need
  24. Want
  25. Need
  26. Need
  27. 120
  28. 280
  29. extra comic books
  30. a new party dress
  31. a sticker album
  32. 190
  33. a raincoat
  34. a toy robot
  35. Need
  36. 300
  37. a school uniform
  38. a remote-control car
  39. Need
  40. school shoes

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