Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 220 · 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) sweets every day (b) a warm blanket (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
2. 2.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
3. 3.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
5. 5.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
7. 7.Ishaan has ₹550. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹150) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹70) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
9. 9.For Rahul, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
11. 11.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
12. 12.For Karan, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Dev has ₹950. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a school uniform (d) a raincoat
15. 15.For Joseph, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.For Zoya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) a toy robot
18. 18.For Kabir, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
20. 20.For Rahul, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Tara, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.For Gurpreet, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a raincoat (c) a toy robot (d) milk
24. 24.For Joseph, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) a sticker album (c) a new party dress (d) a toy robot
27. 27.Pooja has ₹300. First Pooja pays for needs: a water bottle (₹50) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Pooja has ₹900. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹170) and a raincoat (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Priya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
31. 31.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) milk (d) a fancy phone cover
32. 32.For Ananya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.For Nisha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
35. 35.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) a video game
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
38. 38.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a video game
40. 40.For Ishaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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