Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 107 · 40 sums

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.

1. 1.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) vegetables (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
3. 3.For Zoya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Dev, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Aarav has ₹950. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Dev has ₹450. First Dev pays for needs: a geometry box (₹130) and notebooks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
9. 9.For Joseph, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
11. 11.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹80) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
15. 15.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) soap
16. 16.Aarav has ₹700. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) sweets every day
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) medicine when ill
19. 19.For Nisha, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and school shoes (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) sweets every day
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.For Arjun, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Tara, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.For Kabir, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) soap
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a schoolbag
28. 28.For Kabir, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.Riya has ₹950. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.For Ishaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
33. 33.For Karan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Ananya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) extra comic books (d) medicine when ill
36. 36.Nisha has ₹450. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
38. 38.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
40. 40.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill

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