Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 195 · 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 new party dress (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
2. 2.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a warm blanket (c) a remote-control car (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.For Nisha, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Pooja has ₹350. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
5. 5.Rahul has ₹400. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹120) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Rohan, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
8. 8.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a third cricket bat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
9. 9.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) designer sunglasses (c) vegetables (d) a school uniform
12. 12.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
13. 13.Aditya has ₹500. First Aditya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
15. 15.For Joseph, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.For Arjun, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) a raincoat (d) school shoes
19. 19.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a bigger TV
21. 21.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) notebooks for school
22. 22.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a video game (d) sweets every day
23. 23.For Joseph, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Meera, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
27. 27.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) school shoes
29. 29.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a bigger TV (d) a warm blanket
30. 30.For Rohan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a fancy phone cover (d) notebooks for school
33. 33.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
34. 34.For Saanvi, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.For Ananya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) sweets every day
37. 37.For Meera, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.For Tara, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Farhan has ₹450. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?

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