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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 750 · 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 Zoya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
  3. 3.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Manav, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.For Rohan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a sticker album
  7. 7.Kabir has ₹450. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
  9. 9.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
  10. 10.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
  11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
  12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
  13. 13.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
  14. 14.For Pooja, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.For Karan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.For Joseph, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) school shoes (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
  18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) a glitter pen set
  19. 19.For Sneha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
  21. 21.For Joseph, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹130) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
  24. 24.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) sweets every day
  26. 26.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
  27. 27.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Diya has ₹800. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
  31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
  32. 32.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
  33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) extra comic books (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
  34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
  35. 35.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) designer sunglasses
  38. 38.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and socks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Lakshmi has ₹450. First Lakshmi pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. a raincoat
  3. 500
  4. Want
  5. Want
  6. a sticker album
  7. 250
  8. designer sunglasses
  9. a remote-control car
  10. vegetables
  11. toothpaste
  12. a raincoat
  13. a third cricket bat
  14. Need
  15. Want
  16. Need
  17. sweets every day
  18. a school uniform
  19. Want
  20. a raincoat
  21. Need
  22. 320
  23. a warm blanket
  24. 270
  25. milk
  26. a school uniform
  27. 570
  28. 490
  29. Want
  30. a third cricket bat
  31. a fancy phone cover
  32. a school uniform
  33. bus fare to school
  34. a warm blanket
  35. Want
  36. Want
  37. bus fare to school
  38. 650
  39. 210
  40. Want

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