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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 899 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) toothpaste
  2. 2.For Ishaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
  4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
  5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
  6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
  7. 7.For Tara, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  8. 8.Joseph has ₹1000. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Lakshmi, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
  11. 11.For Lakshmi, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Zoya has ₹800. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹250) and a raincoat (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
  13. 13.Aditya has ₹850. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a school uniform (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
  15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) a warm blanket (c) toothpaste (d) a raincoat
  16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
  17. 17.For Farhan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  18. 18.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste
  19. 19.For Zoya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
  21. 21.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
  22. 22.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
  23. 23.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
  24. 24.For Isha, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
  26. 26.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  27. 27.Riya has ₹500. First Riya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.For Kabir, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
  30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
  31. 31.Kavya has ₹450. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Rohan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) designer sunglasses
  34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
  35. 35.For Diya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Lakshmi has ₹300. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a lunch box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  37. 37.Manav has ₹800. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and a geometry box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹190) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
  40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) milk (d) extra comic books

Answer key

  1. a bigger TV
  2. Need
  3. sweets every day
  4. vegetables
  5. sweets every day
  6. a raincoat
  7. Need
  8. 790
  9. Want
  10. a schoolbag
  11. Want
  12. 290
  13. 450
  14. a video game
  15. a new party dress
  16. a warm blanket
  17. Want
  18. toothpaste
  19. Need
  20. a schoolbag
  21. a remote-control car
  22. a raincoat
  23. soap
  24. Want
  25. notebooks for school
  26. Want
  27. 320
  28. Need
  29. a third cricket bat
  30. a fancy phone cover
  31. 300
  32. Want
  33. designer sunglasses
  34. vegetables
  35. Need
  36. 140
  37. 570
  38. 340
  39. a video game
  40. milk

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