Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 19 · 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.For Sneha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a toy robot
3. 3.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) extra comic books (c) toothpaste (d) bus fare to school
4. 4.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
5. 5.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
6. 6.For Dev, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Lakshmi, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a warm blanket (d) a schoolbag
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a raincoat (c) drinking water (d) a schoolbag
10. 10.Zoya has ₹950. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹170) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) notebooks for school (d) a video game
12. 12.Kabir has ₹750. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹130) and notebooks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
14. 14.Diya has ₹750. First Diya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a video game
16. 16.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
17. 17.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
18. 18.Isha has ₹650. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) extra comic books (d) a school uniform
22. 22.For Manav, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.For Ananya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹260) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Diya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.For Vivaan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal
28. 28.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
29. 29.Nisha has ₹1000. First Nisha pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and school shoes (₹250). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
31. 31.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) designer sunglasses (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
32. 32.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) drinking water (c) rice and dal (d) vegetables
33. 33.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) a school uniform
34. 34.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a raincoat (d) a bigger TV
36. 36.For Gurpreet, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) bus fare to school (c) a third cricket bat (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
40. 40.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a warm blanket

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