Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 189 · 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.Diya 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) soap
2. 2.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
3. 3.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Joseph has ₹450. First Joseph pays for needs: socks (₹130) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.For Priya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) a warm blanket
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a bigger TV
10. 10.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
12. 12.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) milk (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
15. 15.For Karan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Karan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) medicine when ill (c) soap (d) sweets every day
19. 19.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
21. 21.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) rice and dal (c) a third cricket bat (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) extra comic books (d) a warm blanket
23. 23.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) milk
24. 24.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) a sticker album
25. 25.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a raincoat (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) bus fare to school
27. 27.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.Zoya has ₹400. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a raincoat (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Manav has ₹850. First Manav pays for needs: socks (₹240) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Aarav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Pooja, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.For Priya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.For Dev, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) drinking water
35. 35.For Manav, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
39. 39.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
40. 40.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes

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