Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 202 · 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 bigger TV (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
2. 2.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a new party dress
3. 3.Tara has ₹750. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) vegetables (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
5. 5.Rahul has ₹550. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
7. 7.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
8. 8.For Joseph, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a school uniform (d) drinking water
10. 10.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
11. 11.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) a warm blanket (d) bus fare to school
12. 12.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) school shoes
13. 13.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
14. 14.Diya has ₹650. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) soap (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.For Lakshmi, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
18. 18.Kavya has ₹800. First Kavya pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Priya has ₹900. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹90) and notebooks (₹260). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.Saanvi has ₹950. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹310) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Kavya has ₹300. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) notebooks for school (d) a toy robot
25. 25.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
26. 26.For Farhan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) a toy robot (d) a glitter pen set
28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a bigger TV (d) a video game
29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
30. 30.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a remote-control car (c) extra comic books (d) a sticker album
31. 31.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) milk
33. 33.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a school uniform
34. 34.For Nisha, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) vegetables (c) toothpaste (d) a fancy phone cover
36. 36.Meera has ₹750. First Meera pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and a raincoat (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
38. 38.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) a schoolbag
39. 39.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.For Karan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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