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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 855 · 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.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
  2. 2.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
  3. 3.For Diya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.For Rohan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) a warm blanket
  6. 6.For Kabir, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) sweets every day
  8. 8.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
  10. 10.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
  11. 11.For Rahul, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.For Manav, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.For Meera, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) rice and dal
  15. 15.For Zoya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
  17. 17.For Ishaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) sweets every day
  19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) a glitter pen set
  20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
  21. 21.For Sneha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
  23. 23.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Rohan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
  27. 27.Lakshmi has ₹1000. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a lunch box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Manav has ₹1000. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹290) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Kabir has ₹850. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.For Isha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  31. 31.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) medicine when ill
  32. 32.For Riya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
  34. 34.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
  35. 35.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
  36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
  37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
  38. 38.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
  40. 40.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill

Answer key

  1. drinking water
  2. a remote-control car
  3. Want
  4. Need
  5. a warm blanket
  6. Want
  7. sweets every day
  8. 300
  9. drinking water
  10. a third cricket bat
  11. Need
  12. Need
  13. Want
  14. a new party dress
  15. Want
  16. rice and dal
  17. Need
  18. drinking water
  19. drinking water
  20. a school uniform
  21. Need
  22. a warm blanket
  23. 400
  24. 230
  25. Need
  26. a raincoat
  27. 720
  28. 630
  29. 560
  30. Need
  31. a fancy phone cover
  32. Need
  33. a warm blanket
  34. a toy robot
  35. toothpaste
  36. milk
  37. a third cricket bat
  38. Need
  39. rice and dal
  40. medicine when ill

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