Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 234 · 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.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
2. 2.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) extra comic books
3. 3.For Arjun, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.For Tara, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) medicine when ill (c) notebooks for school (d) a new party dress
6. 6.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a raincoat (d) vegetables
7. 7.For Nisha, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
9. 9.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Nisha has ₹400. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹60) and a school uniform (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a new party dress (c) a warm blanket (d) a sticker album
12. 12.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) a new party dress (d) a school uniform
13. 13.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) a new party dress
14. 14.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
15. 15.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) toothpaste
16. 16.For Ananya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Dev has ₹750. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹220) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) rice and dal
19. 19.For Saanvi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
20. 20.For Aarav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.Zoya has ₹850. First Zoya pays for needs: notebooks (₹70) and school shoes (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) notebooks for school (c) a schoolbag (d) a warm blanket
24. 24.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Arjun has ₹1000. First Arjun pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) school shoes (d) rice and dal
27. 27.For Priya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
29. 29.For Gurpreet, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a schoolbag (c) designer sunglasses (d) a school uniform
31. 31.For Aarav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a sticker album (c) soap (d) medicine when ill
33. 33.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) vegetables
34. 34.For Tara, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) soap (c) a video game (d) a remote-control car
36. 36.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a schoolbag (c) a remote-control car (d) a sticker album
38. 38.For Tara, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
39. 39.For Lakshmi, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a glitter pen set (d) extra comic books

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