Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 265 · 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.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) drinking water (c) a new party dress (d) school shoes
2. 2.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) notebooks for school
3. 3.For Riya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) bus fare to school
5. 5.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) medicine when ill (c) designer sunglasses (d) school shoes
6. 6.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹260) and socks (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.For Aarav, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
9. 9.For Karan, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a new party dress (c) medicine when ill (d) toothpaste
11. 11.For Tara, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) school shoes
13. 13.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a warm blanket (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a school uniform
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a video game (c) bus fare to school (d) rice and dal
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a new party dress (c) a toy robot (d) soap
16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) rice and dal (c) bus fare to school (d) a sticker album
18. 18.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
19. 19.For Lakshmi, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a warm blanket (d) extra comic books
21. 21.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.For Nisha, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
23. 23.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a sticker album (c) school shoes (d) vegetables
24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a toy robot (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
25. 25.Arjun has ₹900. First Arjun pays for needs: a geometry box (₹210) and socks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Pooja has ₹450. First Pooja pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and a school uniform (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
28. 28.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a school uniform (c) notebooks for school (d) a raincoat
29. 29.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) a raincoat (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
31. 31.Riya has ₹450. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.For Pooja, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) rice and dal (d) sweets every day
34. 34.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a third cricket bat (c) a new party dress (d) rice and dal
35. 35.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
36. 36.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) bus fare to school (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a glitter pen set
37. 37.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
38. 38.Lakshmi has ₹400. First Lakshmi pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.Joseph has ₹500. First Joseph pays for needs: notebooks (₹160) and school shoes (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Isha has ₹950. First Isha pays for needs: notebooks (₹170) and school shoes (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?

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