Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 221 · 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.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
2. 2.Gurpreet has ₹550. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹160) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a raincoat (c) sweets every day (d) a toy robot
4. 4.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) designer sunglasses (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a sticker album (c) a warm blanket (d) a school uniform
7. 7.Aarav has ₹300. First Aarav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and socks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Rahul, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a remote-control car (c) school shoes (d) a sticker album
10. 10.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
11. 11.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a school uniform (c) a bigger TV (d) a schoolbag
12. 12.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) vegetables (c) sweets every day (d) designer sunglasses
13. 13.For Dev, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: socks (₹200) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
16. 16.For Dev, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.For Gurpreet, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a schoolbag (d) a raincoat
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) vegetables
20. 20.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a raincoat (c) a glitter pen set (d) a video game
21. 21.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a schoolbag (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
22. 22.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.For Vivaan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a glitter pen set (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a glitter pen set (d) a raincoat
26. 26.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) vegetables (d) a raincoat
27. 27.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹150) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a video game (c) designer sunglasses (d) rice and dal
30. 30.For Isha, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.For Aarav, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Diya has ₹300. First Diya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹50) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) bus fare to school (d) a remote-control car
35. 35.For Riya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹160) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Priya has ₹500. First Priya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
39. 39.For Lakshmi, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
40. 40.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a schoolbag (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set

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