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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 780 · 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 Rohan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
  3. 3.For Farhan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.For Joseph, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a third cricket bat
  6. 6.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.For Rohan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  8. 8.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) soap
  9. 9.For Joseph, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a warm blanket
  11. 11.Manav has ₹650. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Sneha has ₹300. First Sneha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Isha, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  16. 16.Arjun has ₹750. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹220) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Dev has ₹600. First Dev pays for needs: a raincoat (₹170) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
  19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
  20. 20.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
  21. 21.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
  22. 22.For Meera, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.For Gurpreet, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  24. 24.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
  27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
  28. 28.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.For Lakshmi, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
  31. 31.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Rahul, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.For Kavya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.For Rahul, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
  36. 36.For Sneha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
  38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
  39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
  40. 40.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a raincoat

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. a schoolbag
  3. Need
  4. Need
  5. vegetables
  6. Need
  7. Need
  8. a sticker album
  9. Need
  10. a warm blanket
  11. 420
  12. 290
  13. 150
  14. Want
  15. Need
  16. 380
  17. 380
  18. a remote-control car
  19. notebooks for school
  20. a fancy phone cover
  21. sweets every day
  22. Want
  23. Need
  24. Need
  25. Need
  26. a fancy phone cover
  27. a fancy phone cover
  28. Want
  29. Need
  30. milk
  31. 150
  32. Need
  33. Need
  34. Want
  35. toothpaste
  36. Need
  37. a warm blanket
  38. vegetables
  39. a warm blanket
  40. a raincoat

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