Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 267 · 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.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) drinking water (c) sweets every day (d) a warm blanket
2. 2.For Gurpreet, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) sweets every day
4. 4.For Aarav, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Riya has ₹650. First Riya pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a raincoat (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Meera has ₹800. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹150) and socks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Pooja has ₹900. First Pooja pays for needs: socks (₹280) and a water bottle (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.For Rohan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Sneha has ₹950. First Sneha pays for needs: school shoes (₹180) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Rahul has ₹350. First Rahul pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.For Karan, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
12. 12.For Tara, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.Kavya has ₹500. First Kavya pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a raincoat (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.For Riya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) drinking water (d) a video game
16. 16.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) vegetables (d) extra comic books
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
18. 18.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) a schoolbag
19. 19.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
20. 20.For Rohan, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) school shoes (c) bus fare to school (d) a new party dress
22. 22.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a bigger TV (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
23. 23.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) soap (d) a bigger TV
24. 24.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) extra comic books (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
25. 25.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
26. 26.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) rice and dal (c) sweets every day (d) a remote-control car
27. 27.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a raincoat (d) bus fare to school
28. 28.For Sneha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Meera has ₹550. First Meera pays for needs: socks (₹110) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a raincoat (d) a remote-control car
31. 31.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
32. 32.For Farhan, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) soap
34. 34.For Dev, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) rice and dal (d) a school uniform
36. 36.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) school shoes
37. 37.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) soap (c) rice and dal (d) a warm blanket
38. 38.For Dev, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
39. 39.Saanvi has ₹400. First Saanvi pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) toothpaste

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