Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 126 · 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.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) school shoes (d) a schoolbag
2. 2.For Karan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.For Kabir, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
6. 6.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) notebooks for school (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) notebooks for school (d) a sticker album
8. 8.For Riya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Aditya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Ananya has ₹650. First Ananya pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
12. 12.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹80) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) soap
15. 15.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) milk
16. 16.Aarav has ₹450. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) extra comic books (d) notebooks for school
19. 19.Ananya has ₹950. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a warm blanket
22. 22.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) designer sunglasses
23. 23.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
24. 24.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
25. 25.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
26. 26.For Dev, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) notebooks for school
28. 28.For Riya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
31. 31.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) a remote-control car (d) milk
34. 34.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
36. 36.For Diya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
38. 38.For Priya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) milk
40. 40.Kavya has ₹1000. First Kavya pays for needs: socks (₹310) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?

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