Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 239 · 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.For Pooja, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
2. 2.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) medicine when ill
3. 3.Pooja has ₹500. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Manav, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) toothpaste
6. 6.For Saanvi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹70) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Aditya, is “soap” 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 remote-control car (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) rice and dal
10. 10.For Farhan, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
12. 12.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
13. 13.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) designer sunglasses (c) toothpaste (d) a glitter pen set
14. 14.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) a fancy phone cover (d) rice and dal
15. 15.For Priya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a new party dress
17. 17.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a third cricket bat (c) sweets every day (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) drinking water (d) school shoes
20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a schoolbag (d) vegetables
21. 21.Tara has ₹850. First Tara pays for needs: notebooks (₹180) and a school uniform (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹110) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Karan, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.For Meera, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
25. 25.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) milk (d) a schoolbag
26. 26.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹80) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Kavya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
29. 29.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a raincoat (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
30. 30.For Sneha, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
32. 32.Kabir has ₹1000. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹50) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) soap
34. 34.Arjun has ₹800. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) a school uniform
36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a glitter pen set (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a toy robot (d) toothpaste
38. 38.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) rice and dal (c) a sticker album (d) soap
39. 39.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
40. 40.For Dev, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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