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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 955 · 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 Aditya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
  3. 3.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  4. 4.For Karan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  5. 5.For Ishaan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  6. 6.For Isha, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
  8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
  9. 9.Joseph has ₹750. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹230) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  10. 10.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) drinking water (d) a bigger TV
  11. 11.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  12. 12.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) a toy robot (d) a schoolbag
  13. 13.Farhan has ₹700. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹200) and a raincoat (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.For Isha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) soap (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
  16. 16.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) soap (d) a school uniform
  17. 17.For Pooja, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  18. 18.Saanvi has ₹1000. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.For Ishaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  20. 20.Aarav has ₹800. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  21. 21.Joseph has ₹350. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹50) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a warm blanket
  23. 23.For Diya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  24. 24.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) a third cricket bat (d) drinking water
  25. 25.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) rice and dal (d) milk
  26. 26.Aditya has ₹550. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.For Pooja, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.For Rahul, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  29. 29.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  31. 31.For Rohan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
  33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
  34. 34.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
  35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
  36. 36.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
  37. 37.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
  38. 38.For Riya, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
  40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. a raincoat
  3. 370
  4. Need
  5. Need
  6. Need
  7. a fancy phone cover
  8. soap
  9. 420
  10. a bigger TV
  11. 240
  12. a toy robot
  13. 450
  14. Need
  15. soap
  16. extra comic books
  17. Want
  18. 650
  19. Need
  20. 560
  21. 240
  22. a toy robot
  23. Want
  24. a third cricket bat
  25. extra comic books
  26. 380
  27. Need
  28. Need
  29. 450
  30. rice and dal
  31. Want
  32. medicine when ill
  33. milk
  34. rice and dal
  35. a third cricket bat
  36. a third cricket bat
  37. a raincoat
  38. Want
  39. toothpaste
  40. rice and dal

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