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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 985 · 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 need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) a school uniform
  2. 2.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  4. 4.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a sticker album (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
  5. 5.Aarav has ₹1000. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹170) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.For Riya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  7. 7.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
  8. 8.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  9. 9.For Isha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.Ananya has ₹750. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
  12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
  13. 13.For Diya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.For Manav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  15. 15.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
  16. 16.For Isha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) milk
  18. 18.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
  19. 19.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
  20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) extra comic books (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
  21. 21.For Farhan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.For Joseph, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and a school uniform (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) a school uniform (d) medicine when ill
  25. 25.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  26. 26.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
  27. 27.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
  28. 28.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) bus fare to school
  29. 29.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) designer sunglasses (c) a toy robot (d) a video game
  30. 30.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
  31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
  32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) toothpaste
  33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) school shoes
  34. 34.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) a video game
  35. 35.Aditya has ₹450. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹100) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
  36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
  37. 37.For Manav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
  39. 39.For Nisha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  40. 40.Dev has ₹800. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?

Answer key

  1. a school uniform
  2. Want
  3. Need
  4. a sticker album
  5. 760
  6. Need
  7. a fancy phone cover
  8. Need
  9. Need
  10. 550
  11. bus fare to school
  12. a video game
  13. Want
  14. Want
  15. milk
  16. Need
  17. a new party dress
  18. rice and dal
  19. extra comic books
  20. a schoolbag
  21. Want
  22. Need
  23. 280
  24. a video game
  25. Want
  26. a schoolbag
  27. a remote-control car
  28. a toy robot
  29. a warm blanket
  30. vegetables
  31. a new party dress
  32. designer sunglasses
  33. a bigger TV
  34. toothpaste
  35. 210
  36. a remote-control car
  37. Need
  38. school shoes
  39. Need
  40. 390

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