Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 122 · 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.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
2. 2.For Farhan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
4. 4.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Saanvi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
7. 7.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a school uniform (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) notebooks for school
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Rohan has ₹950. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a raincoat (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Isha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
14. 14.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
16. 16.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a warm blanket
17. 17.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
19. 19.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹190) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.For Pooja, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) vegetables (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
23. 23.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) extra comic books (d) milk
24. 24.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) extra comic books (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
25. 25.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
26. 26.For Meera, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹120) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Manav has ₹400. First Manav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
32. 32.For Rohan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
34. 34.For Aditya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a raincoat (d) notebooks for school
36. 36.For Ishaan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Ananya has ₹700. First Ananya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a geometry box (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.For Aarav, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Ananya has ₹350. First Ananya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Nisha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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