Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 218 · 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 new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) school shoes (d) a video game
2. 2.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) extra comic books (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) drinking water (d) a video game
5. 5.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) a video game
6. 6.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
7. 7.For Kabir, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Aarav has ₹900. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹220) and a water bottle (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a lunch box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Rahul 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 video game
11. 11.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹90) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
12. 12.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a school uniform (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Aditya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
14. 14.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a video game
15. 15.Manav has ₹500. First Manav pays for needs: school shoes (₹160) and a raincoat (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
18. 18.For Aditya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.For Farhan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.Priya has ₹950. First Priya pays for needs: socks (₹120) and a geometry box (₹300). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) a third cricket bat (d) a glitter pen set
22. 22.For Rohan, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
23. 23.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
24. 24.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a schoolbag (c) soap (d) a toy robot
25. 25.For Kavya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a new party dress (c) a raincoat (d) milk
27. 27.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) a toy robot
28. 28.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
29. 29.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) toothpaste (c) a schoolbag (d) a fancy phone cover
30. 30.For Ananya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) a remote-control car
32. 32.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) a new party dress (d) milk
33. 33.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) milk (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
34. 34.For Saanvi, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.For Ananya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) extra comic books (d) a video game
38. 38.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste
39. 39.Rahul has ₹800. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹230) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Rahul has ₹700. First Rahul pays for needs: a raincoat (₹190) and a geometry box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?

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