Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 222 · 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.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a remote-control car (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
3. 3.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) extra comic books
5. 5.For Kavya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
7. 7.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) sweets every day (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) milk (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a fancy phone cover (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) designer sunglasses (c) a third cricket bat (d) a video game
13. 13.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
16. 16.Meera has ₹1000. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹130) and socks (₹230). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.For Pooja, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Priya, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.For Riya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) a sticker album (d) school shoes
21. 21.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) a remote-control car (d) school shoes
22. 22.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹100) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Rohan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) bus fare to school (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
26. 26.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) milk (c) a warm blanket (d) vegetables
27. 27.For Kavya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
29. 29.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a sticker album
30. 30.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) school shoes
31. 31.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) milk (c) soap (d) a video game
33. 33.Lakshmi has ₹650. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Arjun, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a warm blanket
36. 36.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) extra comic books (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water
37. 37.Vivaan has ₹400. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and school shoes (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Gurpreet has ₹850. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹150) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a raincoat (c) a fancy phone cover (d) bus fare to school
40. 40.For Dev, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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