Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 185 · 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.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
4. 4.For Rohan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Meera has ₹500. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a raincoat (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) soap (d) rice and dal
9. 9.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
11. 11.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) rice and dal (d) a sticker album
12. 12.For Vivaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.For Rohan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
15. 15.Vivaan has ₹300. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Nisha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Manav, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Kavya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Aditya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
21. 21.For Sneha, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Kabir, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Riya has ₹750. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹210) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
26. 26.For Vivaan, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
28. 28.For Dev, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
30. 30.For Meera, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) a remote-control car
32. 32.For Rahul, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
34. 34.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.For Ananya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) toothpaste
38. 38.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a bigger TV (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.For Vivaan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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