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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 925 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
  2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) a glitter pen set
  3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
  4. 4.For Kavya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Rohan has ₹450. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Manav has ₹950. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹260) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a bigger TV (c) a toy robot (d) milk
  8. 8.For Gurpreet, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.Diya has ₹950. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹200) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
  11. 11.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) milk
  13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
  14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a glitter pen set
  15. 15.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
  16. 16.For Rahul, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) drinking water (c) a bigger TV (d) a toy robot
  18. 18.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
  20. 20.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
  21. 21.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  22. 22.For Farhan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
  24. 24.For Riya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) bus fare to school (d) school shoes
  27. 27.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  28. 28.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
  29. 29.For Karan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  30. 30.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Farhan has ₹650. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
  34. 34.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a toy robot
  35. 35.For Aarav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
  37. 37.For Kabir, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  39. 39.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
  40. 40.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a water bottle (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. a glitter pen set
  2. vegetables
  3. notebooks for school
  4. Want
  5. 230
  6. 570
  7. milk
  8. Need
  9. 660
  10. a bigger TV
  11. 220
  12. a toy robot
  13. medicine when ill
  14. a glitter pen set
  15. drinking water
  16. Want
  17. drinking water
  18. Need
  19. a new party dress
  20. a remote-control car
  21. Need
  22. Need
  23. a third cricket bat
  24. Need
  25. Need
  26. a sticker album
  27. 340
  28. a glitter pen set
  29. Want
  30. 380
  31. 410
  32. 190
  33. a fancy phone cover
  34. toothpaste
  35. Need
  36. school shoes
  37. Need
  38. Need
  39. a new party dress
  40. 270

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