Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 141 · 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.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
2. 2.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a sticker album (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a remote-control car
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a bigger TV (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
5. 5.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a school uniform
6. 6.For Arjun, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Rahul, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.For Farhan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: socks (₹300) and a lunch box (₹320). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) drinking water (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
11. 11.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
12. 12.For Dev, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.For Kavya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a video game (c) vegetables (d) a third cricket bat
15. 15.Saanvi has ₹700. First Saanvi pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
17. 17.For Saanvi, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a toy robot
19. 19.For Farhan, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Vivaan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: a geometry box (₹180) and a raincoat (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) a toy robot
23. 23.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
24. 24.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) toothpaste
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
26. 26.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Pooja has ₹750. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a raincoat (c) vegetables (d) drinking water
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
33. 33.For Riya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a raincoat
35. 35.For Kavya, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.For Diya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
38. 38.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a third cricket bat (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
40. 40.For Diya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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