Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 253 · 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.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) notebooks for school (c) toothpaste (d) soap
2. 2.For Diya, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Sneha has ₹800. First Sneha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹240) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Riya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a bigger TV (c) soap (d) extra comic books
6. 6.For Gurpreet, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.For Vivaan, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
8. 8.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) toothpaste (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
9. 9.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) a third cricket bat (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.For Diya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
12. 12.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) toothpaste (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) sweets every day
14. 14.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a remote-control car (d) notebooks for school
15. 15.For Rohan, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.For Kavya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.For Lakshmi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
18. 18.For Nisha, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) notebooks for school (c) bus fare to school (d) a toy robot
20. 20.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹90) and notebooks (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
22. 22.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a third cricket bat (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a warm blanket (d) sweets every day
25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a school uniform (c) school shoes (d) a new party dress
26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a school uniform (c) a fancy phone cover (d) soap
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
28. 28.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) soap (c) medicine when ill (d) toothpaste
29. 29.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
30. 30.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a raincoat
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) a school uniform (d) a new party dress
32. 32.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) designer sunglasses (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a school uniform (₹250) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.For Aditya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) medicine when ill (d) a schoolbag
36. 36.For Isha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
37. 37.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) school shoes (d) drinking water
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) rice and dal (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
39. 39.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) a video game (d) a glitter pen set
40. 40.Zoya has ₹750. First Zoya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a geometry box (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?

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