Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 158 · 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 need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) toothpaste
2. 2.For Meera, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
5. 5.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) a remote-control car
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
10. 10.Lakshmi has ₹950. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹140) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Riya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.For Ishaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Lakshmi has ₹900. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and school shoes (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.For Aarav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
18. 18.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.For Sneha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Aditya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Manav, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Diya has ₹550. First Diya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹100) and a geometry box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Riya has ₹1000. First Riya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹330) and school shoes (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) medicine when ill
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) soap (c) milk (d) a toy robot
27. 27.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
28. 28.For Tara, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Lakshmi has ₹550. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹120) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) a third cricket bat
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
33. 33.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a warm blanket (c) designer sunglasses (d) a third cricket bat
34. 34.For Farhan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) toothpaste
37. 37.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
39. 39.Farhan has ₹850. First Farhan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹250) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Farhan has ₹400. First Farhan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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