Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 188 · 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) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) a third cricket bat (d) a toy robot
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
4. 4.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) notebooks for school (c) soap (d) a schoolbag
5. 5.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a bigger TV (d) a remote-control car
7. 7.Pooja has ₹300. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.For Aarav, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.For Aditya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹70) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.For Aarav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) soap
14. 14.For Aditya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) a warm blanket
16. 16.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) milk
17. 17.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a new party dress
18. 18.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) vegetables (c) extra comic books (d) drinking water
19. 19.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) medicine when ill
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) a remote-control car
21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
22. 22.Arjun has ₹300. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
24. 24.For Arjun, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Rahul has ₹900. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹250) and a water bottle (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) extra comic books
28. 28.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
29. 29.For Nisha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
32. 32.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
33. 33.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
34. 34.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
35. 35.Kabir has ₹350. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹110) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) vegetables (c) notebooks for school (d) sweets every day
37. 37.For Kabir, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
38. 38.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: school shoes (₹130) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?

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