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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 739 · 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.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
  2. 2.For Karan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Dev, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Farhan has ₹500. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
  7. 7.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
  8. 8.For Nisha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a school uniform
  10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
  11. 11.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) a video game
  12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
  13. 13.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
  14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a bigger TV
  15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) rice and dal (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
  16. 16.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
  17. 17.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
  18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) a school uniform
  19. 19.Lakshmi has ₹600. First Lakshmi pays for needs: socks (₹160) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  20. 20.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) milk (d) sweets every day
  21. 21.For Rahul, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and socks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
  24. 24.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a fancy phone cover (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
  26. 26.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a school uniform (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
  29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a raincoat
  30. 30.For Aarav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.For Meera, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.For Karan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
  34. 34.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
  35. 35.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
  36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) milk
  37. 37.For Riya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.For Kabir, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) a school uniform

Answer key

  1. drinking water
  2. Want
  3. 290
  4. Want
  5. 320
  6. a sticker album
  7. milk
  8. Want
  9. sweets every day
  10. drinking water
  11. school shoes
  12. a toy robot
  13. a glitter pen set
  14. a warm blanket
  15. a sticker album
  16. a video game
  17. rice and dal
  18. a school uniform
  19. 390
  20. sweets every day
  21. Want
  22. 250
  23. milk
  24. Want
  25. a fancy phone cover
  26. 440
  27. 230
  28. a glitter pen set
  29. sweets every day
  30. Want
  31. Need
  32. Want
  33. toothpaste
  34. a new party dress
  35. bus fare to school
  36. milk
  37. Need
  38. 290
  39. Want
  40. a video game

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