Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 269 · 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.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) vegetables (c) a schoolbag (d) a sticker album
2. 2.For Isha, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
3. 3.For Lakshmi, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a remote-control car (c) soap (d) a toy robot
6. 6.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a glitter pen set (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) extra comic books (c) notebooks for school (d) a schoolbag
8. 8.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) designer sunglasses (c) sweets every day (d) vegetables
9. 9.Kabir has ₹800. First Kabir pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and notebooks (₹240). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) milk (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
12. 12.Priya has ₹400. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹50) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
13. 13.For Isha, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) designer sunglasses (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
16. 16.Farhan has ₹800. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and socks (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
17. 17.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) a remote-control car
18. 18.For Ananya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
19. 19.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a warm blanket (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) a bigger TV
20. 20.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a third cricket bat (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
21. 21.Tara has ₹450. First Tara pays for needs: a lunch box (₹100) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) a remote-control car
23. 23.For Diya, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) designer sunglasses (c) medicine when ill (d) extra comic books
25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a schoolbag
26. 26.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
27. 27.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a toy robot (c) extra comic books (d) soap
28. 28.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) a sticker album (d) extra comic books
29. 29.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) sweets every day
30. 30.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) a sticker album (d) a glitter pen set
31. 31.Vivaan has ₹500. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and school shoes (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) milk (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
34. 34.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Rahul has ₹300. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a geometry box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Ananya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Dev has ₹500. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹140) and notebooks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) drinking water (c) toothpaste (d) a new party dress
39. 39.For Ishaan, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Aarav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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