Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 193 · 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 third cricket bat (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
2. 2.For Gurpreet, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
3. 3.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
4. 4.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹280) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) milk (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
7. 7.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a remote-control car (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
8. 8.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a schoolbag (c) a fancy phone cover (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) medicine when ill (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) drinking water
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) sweets every day
12. 12.For Karan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) a school uniform
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) a warm blanket
15. 15.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
16. 16.For Ananya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Tara, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
19. 19.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹50) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) milk (d) a third cricket bat
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) vegetables (c) a sticker album (d) toothpaste
22. 22.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a raincoat (c) a warm blanket (d) soap
23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) a raincoat
24. 24.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) milk (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Ishaan has ₹400. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a new party dress (c) sweets every day (d) school shoes
27. 27.For Rohan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.For Rahul, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.For Arjun, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Joseph has ₹550. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Vivaan has ₹350. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and school shoes (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: a geometry box (₹150) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a warm blanket (c) a toy robot (d) a sticker album
35. 35.Ananya has ₹550. First Ananya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹170) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) rice and dal
37. 37.Pooja has ₹900. First Pooja pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a lunch box (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a remote-control car
39. 39.For Meera, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Farhan, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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