Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 132 · 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.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) bus fare to school (c) soap (d) designer sunglasses
2. 2.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
3. 3.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
4. 4.For Priya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Arjun has ₹850. First Arjun pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Pooja, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
8. 8.Tara has ₹350. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Sneha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.For Rahul, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) rice and dal (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Pooja has ₹550. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Arjun, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Priya has ₹700. First Priya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Nisha, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Arjun, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Arjun, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
22. 22.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) a new party dress
23. 23.Rohan has ₹600. First Rohan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.For Rahul, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
26. 26.Meera has ₹950. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and notebooks (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) a warm blanket
28. 28.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
29. 29.For Nisha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
32. 32.For Nisha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Aarav, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Tara has ₹500. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) drinking water
36. 36.Saanvi has ₹800. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.For Meera, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
40. 40.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag

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