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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 88 · 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 Ananya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  2. 2.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
  4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
  5. 5.Gurpreet has ₹800. First Gurpreet pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Manav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Kavya has ₹850. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹270). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.For Lakshmi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  9. 9.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
  11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
  12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
  13. 13.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
  14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
  15. 15.Ananya has ₹500. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and school shoes (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  16. 16.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  17. 17.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a third cricket bat
  18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
  19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a sticker album
  20. 20.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
  22. 22.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and school shoes (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.For Kavya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
  26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
  27. 27.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: notebooks (₹220) and a water bottle (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Nisha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) soap
  30. 30.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
  31. 31.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
  32. 32.For Karan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.For Tara, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
  35. 35.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and socks (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
  37. 37.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Manav has ₹600. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
  40. 40.For Aditya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

Answer key

  1. Want
  2. Need
  3. a warm blanket
  4. a sticker album
  5. 550
  6. Want
  7. 500
  8. Want
  9. 210
  10. milk
  11. a remote-control car
  12. a warm blanket
  13. school shoes
  14. toothpaste
  15. 310
  16. 230
  17. a raincoat
  18. a raincoat
  19. school shoes
  20. Want
  21. a new party dress
  22. Want
  23. 390
  24. Want
  25. a fancy phone cover
  26. bus fare to school
  27. 290
  28. Need
  29. a fancy phone cover
  30. drinking water
  31. notebooks for school
  32. Need
  33. Want
  34. school shoes
  35. 300
  36. extra comic books
  37. 130
  38. 380
  39. rice and dal
  40. Need

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