Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 150 · 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.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) a warm blanket (c) drinking water (d) a school uniform
2. 2.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
3. 3.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a sticker album (c) a school uniform (d) soap
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a raincoat (d) extra comic books
5. 5.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
6. 6.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a new party dress (c) vegetables (d) soap
9. 9.For Kavya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) designer sunglasses
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) a school uniform
12. 12.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) school shoes (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a video game (d) milk
15. 15.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.For Karan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a schoolbag
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Manav has ₹450. First Manav pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.For Gurpreet, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Meera, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) milk
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Ananya has ₹600. First Ananya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a bigger TV (c) a school uniform (d) designer sunglasses
28. 28.For Kavya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
29. 29.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) a toy robot (d) notebooks for school
30. 30.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
32. 32.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) milk
33. 33.Diya has ₹700. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹210) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Lakshmi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
36. 36.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) school shoes
39. 39.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) sweets every day (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
40. 40.For Rahul, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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