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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 973 · 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.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) drinking water
  2. 2.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  3. 3.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) rice and dal (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
  4. 4.For Vivaan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
  6. 6.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
  8. 8.Farhan has ₹750. First Farhan pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
  10. 10.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
  11. 11.For Gurpreet, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.For Isha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  13. 13.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹230) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  14. 14.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  15. 15.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
  16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
  17. 17.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
  18. 18.For Rahul, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
  20. 20.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) notebooks for school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
  22. 22.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
  23. 23.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.For Joseph, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
  26. 26.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
  27. 27.For Isha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  28. 28.For Tara, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  29. 29.Diya has ₹500. First Diya pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  30. 30.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹80) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) a video game
  32. 32.Dev has ₹400. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
  33. 33.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  34. 34.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  35. 35.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
  36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
  37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) toothpaste (d) soap
  38. 38.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
  39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
  40. 40.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) a remote-control car

Answer key

  1. drinking water
  2. Need
  3. a video game
  4. Need
  5. soap
  6. 390
  7. soap
  8. 510
  9. sweets every day
  10. vegetables
  11. Want
  12. Need
  13. 380
  14. 740
  15. a glitter pen set
  16. vegetables
  17. a bigger TV
  18. Want
  19. a school uniform
  20. Need
  21. notebooks for school
  22. bus fare to school
  23. 560
  24. Need
  25. rice and dal
  26. designer sunglasses
  27. Need
  28. Need
  29. 240
  30. 270
  31. a raincoat
  32. 180
  33. Want
  34. 290
  35. drinking water
  36. extra comic books
  37. sweets every day
  38. designer sunglasses
  39. school shoes
  40. milk

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