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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 769 · 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 Isha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
  3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) rice and dal
  4. 4.Tara has ₹650. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a geometry box (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  5. 5.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Rahul, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
  8. 8.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹280) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Rohan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.For Kavya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.For Sneha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Vivaan has ₹750. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a water bottle (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
  14. 14.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a toy robot
  16. 16.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a glitter pen set
  19. 19.For Kabir, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) vegetables
  21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) drinking water
  22. 22.For Aditya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
  24. 24.For Tara, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.For Farhan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a school uniform
  28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
  29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) notebooks for school
  30. 30.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  31. 31.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) milk (d) a school uniform
  32. 32.For Riya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) a schoolbag
  34. 34.For Isha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) medicine when ill
  36. 36.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
  37. 37.For Dev, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
  39. 39.For Ishaan, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a third cricket bat (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. vegetables
  3. a third cricket bat
  4. 350
  5. 440
  6. Want
  7. a fancy phone cover
  8. 570
  9. Need
  10. Want
  11. Need
  12. 590
  13. bus fare to school
  14. 370
  15. a warm blanket
  16. 150
  17. 460
  18. drinking water
  19. Want
  20. vegetables
  21. drinking water
  22. Want
  23. a fancy phone cover
  24. Want
  25. Need
  26. Want
  27. a video game
  28. vegetables
  29. a new party dress
  30. Need
  31. sweets every day
  32. Need
  33. a bigger TV
  34. Need
  35. a fancy phone cover
  36. a raincoat
  37. Need
  38. bus fare to school
  39. Want
  40. bus fare to school

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