Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 183 · 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.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
2. 2.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) designer sunglasses
4. 4.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) medicine when ill (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
5. 5.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a raincoat
6. 6.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a raincoat (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
8. 8.For Aditya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
9. 9.Diya has ₹400. First Diya pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a geometry box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Ananya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) medicine when ill (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a school uniform (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) a third cricket bat
14. 14.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
18. 18.For Lakshmi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
20. 20.Arjun has ₹350. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Joseph has ₹900. First Joseph pays for needs: a lunch box (₹300) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.For Vivaan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.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
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) soap (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Priya has ₹600. First Priya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Joseph has ₹400. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and a water bottle (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Tara, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a remote-control car (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
31. 31.For Zoya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
33. 33.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
34. 34.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV
35. 35.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.For Diya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) toothpaste
38. 38.For Sneha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) extra comic books (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a raincoat
40. 40.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?

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