Family Needs and Wants

21 Grade 2 Environmental Activities questions on Family Needs and Wants, with worked marking schemes. 21 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   We wear ______ to keep our bodies warm and safe.

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2. Question 2

   2 marks

   Arrange these words to make a sentence: needs / family / food / My.

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3. Question 3

   2 marks

   List two needs and one want for your family.

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   Two needs (food, water, shelter, clothes) and one want (toy, TV, sweets).

4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Circle the need: a toy or clean water?

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   Write one way your family gets money to buy needs.

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   Any source, e.g. farming, selling milk, a job, business.

6. Question 6

   2 marks

   Write two things your family needs to live.

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7. Question 7

   2 marks

   Draw one food your family needs every day.

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   A want is something we ______ to have but can live without.

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   Name one need that helps us cook food at home.

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    A need is something we ______ to live.

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    A thing we must have to stay alive, like food and water, is called a __________.

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12. Question 12

    2 marks

    Why should we buy needs before wants? Give one reason.

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    Needs keep us alive/healthy; we may not have enough money for wants.

13. Question 13

    1 mark

    Clean ______ is a need for drinking and cooking.

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14. Question 14

    1 mark

    Write one thing your family wants but does not need.

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15. Question 15

    2 marks

    Match each item to its group. Ugali, sweets, water, radio — Needs or Wants?

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16. Question 16

    2 marks

    Match each item to whether it is a NEED or a WANT. 1. Food 2. A new toy 3. Clean water 4. Sweets ( ) Need ( ) Want

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    Food = Need; Clean water = Need; New toy = Want; Sweets = Want. 1 mark per correct grouping (2 needs, 2 wants).

17. Question 17

    2 marks

    Write two things your family needs every day to live.

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    Marking scheme

    Any two basic needs: food (ugali, githeri), water, clothes, shelter/house.

18. Question 18

    2 marks

    Match: githeri, shoes, sweets, water. Draw a line to Need or Want.

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19. Question 19

    1 mark

    Draw one want you would like to have.

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20. Question 20

    2 marks

    Draw the house where your family lives (shelter).

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21. Question 21

    2 marks

    Mama has 50 shillings. Should she buy sukuma wiki or sweets? Why?

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