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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 905 · 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.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) toothpaste (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
  2. 2.For Karan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
  4. 4.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new party dress (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
  5. 5.For Dev, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
  8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
  9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
  10. 10.For Dev, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  11. 11.Ishaan has ₹600. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹200) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
  13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a warm blanket
  14. 14.For Lakshmi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.For Sneha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.For Saanvi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a warm blanket (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
  19. 19.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
  20. 20.For Joseph, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
  22. 22.Diya has ₹350. First Diya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  23. 23.For Farhan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Pooja has ₹850. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  25. 25.For Kavya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) vegetables (c) medicine when ill (d) a new party dress
  27. 27.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) extra comic books
  28. 28.For Dev, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
  30. 30.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
  31. 31.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) milk
  32. 32.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) school shoes (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
  33. 33.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  34. 34.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
  36. 36.For Manav, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
  38. 38.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
  39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
  40. 40.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat

Answer key

  1. a toy robot
  2. Need
  3. sweets every day
  4. a warm blanket
  5. Need
  6. Need
  7. soap
  8. a raincoat
  9. milk
  10. Want
  11. 210
  12. bus fare to school
  13. a remote-control car
  14. Need
  15. Need
  16. Want
  17. Need
  18. a warm blanket
  19. bus fare to school
  20. Need
  21. rice and dal
  22. 240
  23. Want
  24. 630
  25. Want
  26. a new party dress
  27. drinking water
  28. Want
  29. drinking water
  30. extra comic books
  31. a new party dress
  32. a video game
  33. Need
  34. Want
  35. sweets every day
  36. Need
  37. a toy robot
  38. a warm blanket
  39. drinking water
  40. a sticker album

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